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by kcorbitt 2820 days ago
That's a very unfortunate story. As I mentioned, I recognize that many people in the US don't have any good healthcare options, which is something that we as a society ought to fix.

However, I don't think we can learn much about the health insurance typically provided to engineers in San Francisco from the poor insurance plan available to a teacher in Houston. Those jobs have very different compensation profiles.
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toomuchtodo 2820 days ago
The problem is you're not going to have a solid understanding of your engineering role plan until you're employed, and even then, even with "preapproval" from the insurer, it might turn out you don't have the coverage you think you do.

My firm is in financial services. Very nice plan. Even with my "nice plan", we've had the insurer renege on their coverage of services (thousands of dollars in services) after receiving approval and having it in writing prior to obtaining services. YMMV.

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captain_perl 2820 days ago
> typically provided to engineers in San Francisco

Ever notice how many companies change their health care provider every year?

Company health care premiums are going up at 20% to 30% per year, thus doubling every 3 to 4 years.

What do you think is going to happen to your co-pay in a couple of years?

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