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A lot of this will depend on if an employee is...
A lot of this will depend on if an employee is exempt vs non-exempt...but you really can't compare a top sales person with a factory worker, it's a completely different world.
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Nope, been arguing the opposite the entire time....
Nope, been arguing the opposite the entire time. You just want to bottom feed.
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Nope... Lighten up Francis. -spence
Nope...
Lighten up Francis.
-spence
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We've been on my plan for some time now. My...
We've been on my plan for some time now. My frustration with our current plan is that out of pocket expenses have skyrocketed the past few years. My assumption is that this has happened to most...
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I think this is the root of your problem, you're...
I think this is the root of your problem, you're just making too many assumptions.
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09-30-2009, 10:58 AM
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Read the thread again, you're still not up to...
Read the thread again, you're still not up to speed.
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No, what I said was that the value attributed to...
No, what I said was that the value attributed to the benefits wasn't equivalent to cash.
i.e. if I have a 12K health insurance plan, and my company says they "contribute" 9K, they're not going to...
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This isn't news, it's exactly what we did at my...
This isn't news, it's exactly what we did at my wife's work when we moved onto my insurance.
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09-30-2009, 08:31 AM
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This isn't a word game. An insurance plan at a...
This isn't a word game. An insurance plan at a mid to large size company could have a notional value of 100K, a benefit value of 10K and an opt out cash value of 2K.
Obviously the larger the...
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As usual, you're mostly wrong. Benefits...
As usual, you're mostly wrong.
Benefits have a notional value that typically far exceeds the cash equivelent through tax exemptions, consolidated buying power or upside in the case of equities.
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It's not a philosophy, he's just a troll. ...
It's not a philosophy, he's just a troll.
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09-29-2009, 12:36 PM
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Yawn, I'll just let your words speak for...
Yawn, I'll just let your words speak for themselves.
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No, just out of context. You obviously don't...
No, just out of context. You obviously don't understand the question.
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Again, this simply isn't true. The ASO market is...
Again, this simply isn't true. The ASO market is huge and has been rapidly spreading to small and medium size businesses.
Yes, because their employer has underwritten the insurance.
Huh? ...
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This simply isn't true in a large number of...
This simply isn't true in a large number of cases. Most large companies underwright their employees insurance and simply pay the "insurance company" to administrate.
If employees are more healthy...
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I'd note that even when you resort to putting...
I'd note that even when you resort to putting words in my mouth, you're still completely incoherent.
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Personally I think it's because our lifestyle is...
Personally I think it's because our lifestyle is so good people simply don't care.
I'm all for health based incentives by the way. It's idiotic that my company won't bother to sponsor 25 dollars a...
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So why spend so much? It would seem like most of...
So why spend so much? It would seem like most of this is under our personal control.
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I agree, the thing to keep in mind is that the...
I agree, the thing to keep in mind is that the stat is used as a general measure of health, not a ranking of the quality of care.
You can have great health insurance, but not get prenatal care...
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The thing to keep in mind is that the stat is...
The thing to keep in mind is that the stat is used as a general measure of health, not a ranking of the quality of care.
You can have great health insurance, but not get prenatal care and as a...
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No, many experts in the matter believe it's a...
No, many experts in the matter believe it's a reasonable measure when used properly. That's why they measure it.
You probably just think it's a statistic derived so that poor nations can suck the...
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world...
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2091rank.html
It's about double the best countries. The percentage seems small but when you think about some 4 million born in...
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2009 estimated deaths per 1000 live births in the...
2009 estimated deaths per 1000 live births in the US is 6.26 putting us in the same league as Belarus and Poland, behind 44 other nations and pretty close to dead last among traditional First World...
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Wow, you were successful in both being an ass and...
Wow, you were successful in both being an ass and not adding any value to the conversation.
Perhaps you just think two negatives always do make a positive? :humpty:
-spence
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Actually, rankings like these tend to factor in...
Actually, rankings like these tend to factor in deaths preventable by treatment, life expectancy adjustments for those born with disabilities etc...
If you have data that contradicts the generally...
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