how much do you pay for your health ins.

busymom35 · Jun 12, 2011

Hello I just had to take out medical insurance since I will be starting a Rn program in the fall. I will be paying 209 a month.

agldragonRN · Jun 12, 2011

i work for a county owned snf/subacute facility in new jersey. i pay $0. coverage includes everything: medical, dental, and vision. $3/$5 copay for any prescriptions. $5 copay for pcp visit. no deductibles. everything is covered. dental is free, no copay.

DLS_PMHNP, MSN, RN, NP · Jun 12, 2011

Paying 185 dollars q 2 wks here for medical and dental..starting next month it will be be 230 q 2wks. How. Much is it in your neck of the woods?

Is this just for yourself? Or you and family?

That makes a big difference.

LDRNMOMMY, BSN, RN · Jun 12, 2011

Yikes, that seems really expensive! My husband is in the military. $3 copay for each prescription, if not filled on base. Less than $40 for dental for the kids and me. Vision, one exam per year, not including the cost of glasses or contacts.

mustlovepoodles, RN · Jun 12, 2011

I'm part time, so I don't qualify for insurance. My DH is on disability, but thankfully he's eligible for his old company's health coverage--for the nominal cost of $500/month. ugh. But what are ya gonna do? We have to have it. We both have chronic illnesses and DS16 is on 3 seizure drugs himself. One uninsured trip to the ER could sink our ship.

Ashkins529 · Jun 12, 2011

my husband pays (family plan per month) $391 medical, $38.36 dental dhmo, $29.70 eye.. Drugs: $0 generic, %30 of total cost for name brand, %50 for non preferred. $20 Copay for PCP, $40 for specialty, %20 for lab/x-rays AFTER deductible. I do like not having to have a referral for specialty. I don't like my husband has to take Byetta and it costs about $130 a month. (not TOO bad considering what I have seen others pay for their meds)

JaneyW · Jun 12, 2011

I am faculty at a public ADN program in CA. It's a unionized position. I pay nothing for my medical, but pay 100% of the premium for my family (about $800 a month!) for an HMO. That does not include vision and dental. That is another $200 a month or so. Unionized public employee unions really vary and mine is expensive.

Last year my son was hospitalized for a spontaneous pneumo. That was about $60,000 in bills 100% covered. This year I found out in my yearly mammo that I had breast cancer. I am 44, healthy with no family history. The bills for that have already topped $100,000 almost fully covered except for a few $15 co-pays.

It seems so expensive when you are paying the premiums, but when things come up unexpectedly it seems like a bargain! My husband is self-employed. If we went through him it would be about $1,000 a month just for our medical and that would be a PPO with a $2500 deductible and 80/20 coverage.

Ashkins529 · Jun 12, 2011

I am faculty at a public ADN program in CA. It's a unionized position. I pay nothing for my medical, but pay 100% of the premium for my family (about $800 a month!) for an HMO. That does not include vision and dental. That is another $200 a month or so. Unionized public employee unions really vary and mine is expensive.
Last year my son was hospitalized for a spontaneous pneumo. That was about $60,000 in bills 100% covered. This year I found out in my yearly mammo that I had breast cancer. I am 44, healthy with no family history. The bills for that have already topped $100,000 almost fully covered except for a few $15 co-pays.
It seems so expensive when you are paying the premiums, but when things come up unexpectedly it seems like a bargain! My husband is self-employed. If we went through him it would be about $1,000 a month just for our medical and that would be a PPO with a $2500 deductible and 80/20 coverage.

Exactly!! My husband is Type 2 diabetic and has hypertension. If we had to pay for ALL his meds plus mine we would be broke just on that. We pay less on the premium then the drugs would cost each month. Plus, all my allergy shots 100% covered.

Hope you are doing well.

JaneyW · Jun 12, 2011

Thanks Ashkins--I am doing well. I have had outstanding medical care and was lucky to find it early. Get your mammos ladies!

Zen123 · Jun 12, 2011

Is this just for yourself? Or you and family?
That makes a big difference.

230 bi weekly just for medical and dental with 1500 deductible/ 20-80. Me and children coverage. The other option is 170 with 5000 deductible! Im a nurse in ltc And soon to be poor.

VSBlonde · Jun 12, 2011

I'm paying about $225 biweekly for family medical insurance.