tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post7471705031525081714..comments2024-02-23T18:28:14.530-05:00Comments on The Doenuts Blog: The NYC Teacher Healthcare Crisis: Part 2, 'Toward the Tipping Point'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-91869904328770616022017-01-25T17:02:56.733-05:002017-01-25T17:02:56.733-05:00In 2008, the average private employer-sponsored fa...In 2008, the average private employer-sponsored family plan cost a total of $12,680, with employees footing $3,354 of the bill, according to Kaiser data. By 2016, the cost of the average employer family plan was up to $18,142 for the year, with workers picking up $5,277 of the tab. This amounted to employers and employees paying about 50% over the past eight years—but they could have risen far Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-26278473968449320792016-02-08T07:50:37.395-05:002016-02-08T07:50:37.395-05:00It is now several days later. The Citizens Budget ...It is now several days later. The Citizens Budget Commission asserts that GHI and HIP members pay nothing in retirement. Please see page 6<br /><br />http://www.slideshare.net/LuisTaverasMBAMS/report-his-01282013NYCDOEnutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692665524124012171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-91534222667210242002016-02-05T23:05:18.168-05:002016-02-05T23:05:18.168-05:00The cost for the high option rider after retiremen...The cost for the high option rider after retirement is about $235. a month for a couple. When Medicare eligible the cost goes up by about $8. per person a month, but this is just for the high option rider. There are additional monthly premiums for both Medicare and Medicare part D, the prescription component of Medicare.<br />Upon retirement the prescription plan changes completely, as coverage Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-39152130215658910642016-02-04T09:50:27.143-05:002016-02-04T09:50:27.143-05:00Good questions. Of course, that post is about work...Good questions. Of course, that post is about working teachers, but I would be happy to research the structure of retired teachers and get back to you on that. NYCDOEnutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692665524124012171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-81318902963846223002016-02-04T09:39:55.808-05:002016-02-04T09:39:55.808-05:00It is clear that the problem is Obamacare and alon...It is clear that the problem is Obamacare and along with it, the fact that healthcare is a profit making business in this country. A very big profit maker. This law was lobbied for and written by the insurance companies solely for their benefit.<br />We should all be pushing for single layer health care. I am nauseated when I call ghi<br />and am forced to listen to their "on hold" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143698788073485118.post-10664799186959693822016-02-04T08:41:05.710-05:002016-02-04T08:41:05.710-05:00A tad confused about your first blog post on the i...A tad confused about your first blog post on the insurance topic. How does insurance work for retired teachers? Do they pay the same abount as what is deducted from their paycheck the day before they retire? In other words, do retired teachers start paying for their insurance after they retire in the amount that is the same from what was deducted from their paycheck from when they were working? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com