Does anyone work at a hospital that rewards you monetarily for not being in on their health insurance coverage?
I currently am on my husband's health insurance at his work (at no cost to us), so I do not receive this benefit through my work.
My hosp does not even give me a break on services. For example, a co-worker and I both had CBCs drawn on the same day. Her cost: $8. My cost: $212. And then to top it off, MY insurance denies my claim (they deny everything), then MY EMPLOYER sends me a notice that if I do not pay it soon they are turning me over to a collection agency.
I guess I feel as if I am saving my employer money by their not having to insure me, and they turn around and screw me.
But I really am curious as to my original question above.
I had "double insurance" for several years--never had a co-pay for medical care and even had three dental crowns and a 4-tooth bridge fully paid!! I"m not sure it was truly cost-effective, but it sure was convenient LOL. Now with one plan I"m paying all that stuff (half a crown was $350 just last month)
I work what is called POP ( premium occasional pay) I work 32 hours a week and get $5 more an hour. but that means no vacation or sick time either. I am also required to work 2 holidays a year and 4 weekends, so far I have worked one holiday and no weekends. I work in the OR. but I am the only POP nurse they have. I could work part-time or full-time and not take the insurance (my husband carries the insurance) with no compensation for not taking the hospitals terrible insurance. so I just work my hours and save the difference for my vacations and sick time......one perk is I can not be made to do OT.
Huganurse
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$75.00/pay period (Q2W) in lieu of bene's.