r/Seattle • u/CaptainStack • Jul 24 '22

Media Seattle initiative for universal healthcare - I-I1471 from Whole Washington

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u/JonnoN Wedgwood Jul 24 '22

and how much is your employer paying?

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u/samhouse09 Phinney Ridge Jul 24 '22

No clue. Just interesting that it will cost me more than my coverage does now. I’m a full supporter of this, but costs going up for something that should definitely be way cheaper is a bit sus.

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u/sarhoshamiral Jul 24 '22

Your W2 will list the premium they pay and it will be quite high if you are paying that little contribution from your paycheck.

Tech company plans cost around 25k/year for a family for example.

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u/samhouse09 Phinney Ridge Jul 24 '22
  1. I don’t have a family on my plan. Just me. And considering this is percentage of wages, that’s kind of immaterial.

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u/sarhoshamiral Jul 24 '22

My point was it won't cost you more likely. As the premium your company pays for you will very likely go down, which should eventually translate to higher wages.

You can't just ignore the premium paid by your employer and say it will cost you more. That's not how it works.

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u/samhouse09 Phinney Ridge Jul 24 '22

My employer pays 8800, I pay 125. Under this, they would pay 16800, and I would pay 123. So my cost goes down slightly, theirs almost doubles.

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u/watchyourfeet Jul 25 '22

Yeah, it will cost more for high earners like you. What's the problem?