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    Really feeling what a nightmare health insurance is in America at present. I'm looking for a new job. My contract role is up in mid May, so trying to line something up so I'm not out of work for too long.

    I get my insurance currently through my contract employer. It's okay but still close to $1,600 for a family of four for medical, vision, and dental.

    I get contacted by a new contract recruiter for an appealing role, give them my minimum hourly rate, then ask about health insurance. They don't even offer it.

    So like why keep me on the phone when I tell you it's a dealbreaker? My wife's company insurance sucks and would cost even more.

    That health insurance must pretty much be tied to employment is beyond ridiculous.

    Thanks Republicans!

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    • Get out of this asapOBBTKN
    • My wife and I are both contract with no employer paid plans. You don’t want to know what it costs us out of pocket.monospaced
    • sorry for ignorance, but 1,600$ a month?HAL9001
    • that is fucking insane. I wish you the absolute best dude. Being Canadian feels pretty lucky right now....exador1
    • They $4.1k a month for a family of 4.monospaced
    • *trymonospaced
    • $1600 a month is good. Thats $400 a week and about standard for premiums.monospaced
    • good god monogarbage
    • same mg33 - family of 3 is ~$1700 monthly through healthcare.gov.whatthefunk
    • I'm so glad to be on the verge of a vaguely social state that doesn't have $400 a week in health charges. That's fucking crazy money. Get it together, America xNairn
    • Our shit is broken here in the UK. The NHS is hugely inefficient and underfunded but I don't worry for my kid's health because I need to pay out such huge sumsNairn
    • The place you work pays for your health insurance?? Strewth! Never heard of that! Expensive down under but we pay own private health insurance.sab
    • Yep I'm your whingeing pom from central casting re AU health insurance premiums, but this is madness. I'm stunned by what mono said.MrT
    • checks health insurance here in Aus.. yep, $530AUD a month for family of 4.. MURCA YOU SO BROKENautoflavour
    • thats $378 USDautoflavour
    • and we only got that because our doctors berated us for being almost 50 and not having it.. we have been on medicare the entire timeautoflavour
    • All the money that the orange fuckwit is wasting on bombs/rockets/war could be spent fixing the US health system to be cheaper and fairer.sab
    • it probably goes down now that u have a doctore as presidentneverscared
    • lol neverscared_niko
    • Hope you find a new gig very soon, mgstoplying
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