Health insurance co-pays

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Old 06-11-2008, 11:50 AM
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Default Health insurance co-pays

I've read and heard a little bit here and there about companies charging health insurance co-pays. And some of them seem high. For example, a driver with one dependent said his insurance co-pay is $88/week.

What sort of co-pay can a single person with no dependents expect to pay with the various companies that hire drivers right out of school?
 
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Old 06-13-2008, 09:03 PM
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try one of the LTL carriers. especially ABF.
they will hire you out of school. they are union. health insurance is covered.

go with line haul if you can. but a city driver would be ok if thats all you can get. be prepared to run a forklift on the docks for a while as a city driver.

also, you will go to Arkansas for 1 month for driver traing, but it is paid and hotel and flight covered
 
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Old 06-21-2008, 01:20 AM
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I think you're talking about what the company wants the driver to contribute for premiums.

I almost hired on to a place that charged $85 a week to the driver in premiums !!! It was a union place. Thank God I didn't hire on there.

The place I work for charges me $20 a week in premiums for dental and medical, for one person.

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Old 06-21-2008, 04:11 AM
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Health insurance is all over the place. Not just in premiums but in quality of coverage.

You need to get the full story before deciding if a premium is too high.
 
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Old 06-22-2008, 09:23 PM
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Default Re: Health insurance co-pays

Originally Posted by rodcannon
I've read and heard a little bit here and there about companies charging health insurance co-pays. And some of them seem high. For example, a driver with one dependent said his insurance co-pay is $88/week.

What sort of co-pay can a single person with no dependents expect to pay with the various companies that hire drivers right out of school?
My company said the monthly fee for health insurance is $425 per month for a single guy who does not smoke.
 




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