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tazzygirl -> RE: Tell Congress: If you don’t believe in publicly-funded health coverage, don’t accept it. (11/22/2011 11:00:29 AM)
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Like other large employers, the government pays a large share of the cost of coverage. On average, the government pays 72 percent of the premiums for its workers, up to a maximum of 75 percent depending on the policy chosen. For example, the popular Blue Cross and Blue Shield standard fee-for-service family plan carries a total premium of $1,120.47 per month, of which the beneficiary pays $356.59. Washington, D.C.-based employees who prefer an HMO option might choose the Kaiser standard family plan. It carries a total premium of $629.46 per month, of which the employee pays only $157.36.
From my link.
While it is private insurance.. and while they do have to pay for part of it, the government, meaning the tax payers, pay the majority.
House and Senate members (but not their families) also are eligible to receive care at military hospitals. For outpatient care, there is no charge at the Washington, D.C., area hospitals (Walter Reed Army Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center). Inpatient care is billed at rates set by the Department of Defense.
They are entitled to some free health care... which we, as tax payers, who support their insurance, are not entitled too.
Their health care plans will not be affected by the decisions they make. And that is wrong. They should not be paid more than the lowest paid citizen in their districts... and they should not be entitled to health care thats not offered to the public at the same rate based upon income.
Maybe if we started cutting them off at the knees, they will start trying to pull the economy out of the gutter.
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