Our employee contributions went up over %60, year over year, for family coverage for the two HMO’s offered. (By far the most popular plans at this corporate campus.)
I did some digging to find the raw numbers – the pre-stimulus adjusted COBRA numbers for 2009 and 2010… to determine how much the ACTUAL premiums went up (employer + employee contributions.) They went up 9% and 11% – depending on which plan.
So, not only did premiums go up… but my employer made the choice to shift a much higher percentage of the insurance cost to the employee.
In the past year we’ve also lost our 401k match, had our salaries frozen, and seen bonuses decimated.
But, as mentioned, we’re lucky to have jobs.
I don’t blame congress and the health care reform advocates. I blame the people at the corporate level who are determined to make sure our real wages go down significantly while they continue to pad their compensation packages pretty nicely.
