10 years ago, when I retired from the corp world, it seemed to be fairly common that if you did not take a company's insurance package, you were compensated with a differential on your paycheck. When I worked in telecommunications, for the first 15 years, I used my husbands insurance, and each week on my paycheck I got an extra $80 that represented a portion of what the company was saving by not paying my insurance. Later, when I started using their insurance, they quit paying me that.
Last month, I returned to the work force, due to my spouses job unexpectedly ending. I am working upper management in a large national chain. Their HR claims to have never heard of this practice. The insurance they offer is poor. My husband has found a new job, pay is poor but their insurance is cheap and great--better than what he had at the high paying job (which he had for almost 30 years).
So, he is working for our insurance, and I am working for the money.
Has this policy changed in the last 10 years?? Is this a result of the AHCA?? Incidentally, his company DOES still have this policy--he would get a $120 a week pay benefit if he had not taken the insurance. But, his covers better, is cheaper and only has a $1000 deductable where my company has a $7000 deductible....
Last month, I returned to the work force, due to my spouses job unexpectedly ending. I am working upper management in a large national chain. Their HR claims to have never heard of this practice. The insurance they offer is poor. My husband has found a new job, pay is poor but their insurance is cheap and great--better than what he had at the high paying job (which he had for almost 30 years).
So, he is working for our insurance, and I am working for the money.
Has this policy changed in the last 10 years?? Is this a result of the AHCA?? Incidentally, his company DOES still have this policy--he would get a $120 a week pay benefit if he had not taken the insurance. But, his covers better, is cheaper and only has a $1000 deductable where my company has a $7000 deductible....
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