Man you bit like a hobo on a ham sandwich... Baby Boomer? Dude i'm 35 years old
Anybody that is even remotely considering this place PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do your research. Industry experts and consultants have evaluated our insurance offerings and concluded that while the trend is in line with some other corporations operating in the USA within the airline industry we have the absolute worst coverage. Considering that there are a multitude of seemingly minor medical issues that would have no bearing on traditional careers, those same issues could end your flying career and ability to support your family.
Captain V above is not completely wrong because his LAST YEAR Crew Care Plus was our top plan and did have reasonably good coverage BUT what he fails to mention as he insuinates that i am an idiot is that the plan he was on is GONE !!! His costs will go up considerably he is just ignorant because he simply doesnt know the facts. His attitude is that it hasnt happened to me so it wont happen and everyone else is a dumbas$.
I dont hate jb i love my job but there is a fast track agenda to cut employee costs to the bone and extract efficiencies that cost you more. All the while paying millions to MWK group to manage your expectations and produce an apathetic employee just like you read above from captv
Once again, we have a guy that apparently failed at reading/comprehension in the 5th grade.
I said I was on Blue Care Plus last year. I said I didn't meet the deductable, well I actually screwed that up. I didn't meet the max oop, which was $750 bucks. BC Plus was actually VERY good insurance, but it was extremely expensive, to the tune of about $700 a month for family coverage. It was and is worth it to me, because I would rather pay more for the 'Cadillac' plan an never have to worry about the expenses.
Will I save money this year? Depends on whether or not anybody gets real sick. My monthly premiums are cut in half, (about $350 a month for family), but now my coverage sucks. If someone gets seriously sick, I'm gonna be out a lot of money. If nobody gets sick, I'm gonna save about $3k. I guess it's just a roll of the dice.
Those are the unbiased facts. I'm really not disagreeing with this guy, he just keeps trying to stir $hit up for some reason. The new health insurance SUCKS. I'm not arguing that. I'm not arguing against ALPA either, although he can't seem to figure that out. I'm just arguing against morons that think this place is akin to working in a Vietnamese Nike sweatshop, namely pathetic, titty baby senior captains that can't do anything but bitch.
Oh, and it's MWW group by the way. You can read all about them and any PR group on the net. I HATE PR. Basically they lie for a living. There is a special place in hell for PR people, I honestly believe.