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The Power of the SCOTUS IV: Gays, Guns, and Immigrants, OH MY!

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Hobby Lobby is doing nothing to take any choice away from her. Planned Parenthood will be glad to help out. If you are so exercised, send them a check. The choice is entirely up to her.

Hobby Lobby is fine with 16 of the 20 mandated birth control options, including prospective family planning. They have no say whatsoever in what she does on her own time with her own money. They are taking nothing away from her and they are not constraining her. How is that so hard to understand? She can get an abortion and pay nothing for it. Hobby Lobby won't either. Everyone gets what they want (except, presumably, the fetus, which has no say in the matter).

So there is no employee contribution for Hobby Lobby's health care plan? Otherwise they are telling her what she can do with her own money.
 
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So there is no employee contribution for Hobby Lobby's health care plan? Otherwise they are telling her what she can do with her own money.
I doubt if there's an employee contribution that it covers much of her total health care costs under Hobby Lobby's coverage offered, if there is a payment on her part. So most of the cost is very likely born by the employer, not her.
 
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I doubt if there's an employee contribution that it covers much of her total health care costs under Hobby Lobby's coverage offered, if there is a payment on her part. So most of the cost is very likely born by the employer, not her.

There's a contribution. I guarantee it. Average nowadays is 50%.
 
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I doubt if there's an employee contribution that it covers much of her total health care costs under Hobby Lobby's coverage offered, if there is a payment on her part. So most of the cost is very likely born by the employer, not her.

So you agree that the company is telling the employee what they can do with their money.
 
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So you agree that the company is paying almost all of the cost, not the employee?

About 80/20 as of 2012, not sure why that matters though? The questions was is the company telling the employee how they can spend their own money, that's a simple yes or no. Since you agree that the employee pays some of the cost, a simple yes will do, the amount doesn't matter.
 
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No, but it is a big moneymaker for them.
Anywhere from 1/3 to all of their "non-Gov't Health Services Revenue" per their annual report of 2012-2013 or 8% ($98.2M) - 25%(310.8M) of total revenue assuming 327,166 abortions @ $300-$950 per procedure. Chump change to an wealthy man like Foxton but clearly a significant portion of PP's revenue
 
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About 80/20 as of 2012, not sure why that matters though? The questions was is the company telling the employee how they can spend their own money, that's a simple yes or no. Since you agree that the employee pays some of the cost, a simple yes will do, the amount doesn't matter.

Unless everything is covered for every procedure, isn't every company telling every employee "how they can spend their own money?"

I mean I was forced to change from a more traditional insurance plan with a relatively low deductible/copays and now I'm on a high deductible plan that allows me to have an HSA. Isn't that my company telling me how to spend my own money?
 
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Re: The Power of the SCOTUS IV: Gays, Guns, and Immigrants, OH MY!

About 80/20 as of 2012, not sure why that matters though? The questions was is the company telling the employee how they can spend their own money, that's a simple yes or no. Since you agree that the employee pays some of the cost, a simple yes will do, the amount doesn't matter.
What is 20/80? The math is undefined, as a health care premium goes to help provide coverage for a whole ton of possible things, with this being one tiny slice of that ton of things. So I'd contend the amount the employee is paying through their monthly premium is likely very small and very possibly so small as to be considered inconsequential. Yes, the amount does matter.
 
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I'm going to pay off my credit cards with political speech. I figure a few episodes of Rachel Maddow's show and some WSJ editorials ought to do it.
 
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Unless everything is covered for every procedure, isn't every company telling every employee "how they can spend their own money?"

I mean I was forced to change from a more traditional insurance plan with a relatively low deductible/copays and now I'm on a high deductible plan that allows me to have an HSA. Isn't that my company telling me how to spend my own money?
I'll give you the answer I always get from the righties. No, they're not. You don't have to have their plan. If you don't like it buy your own.

And then you might respond like I always do and say how you'd be throwing money away cause if you don't take the employers benefit they don't add it back to your paycheck.

And the righties response to that would be something like, "so".

Fun, ay? So much fun.
 
Re: The Power of the SCOTUS IV: Gays, Guns, and Immigrants, OH MY!

I'll give you the answer I always get from the righties. No, they're not. You don't have to have their plan. If you don't like it buy your own.

And then you might respond like I always do and say how you'd be throwing money away cause if you don't take the employers benefit they don't add it back to your paycheck.

And the righties response to that would be something like, "so".

Fun, ay? So much fun.
I agree that the law should be changed to allow you to get tax benefits for personal spending on health care to offset the fact that people do choose to pay for their own health care. I actually do get a kickback from my work for not having my wife on my insurance and it would be bigger if I chose not to have health insurance at all at my work and went on her plan.
 
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I agree that the law should be changed to allow you to get tax benefits for personal spending on health care to offset the fact that people do choose to pay for their own health care. I actually do get a kickback from my work for not having my wife on my insurance and it would be bigger if I chose not to have health insurance at all at my work and went on her plan.

You're very lucky if they reimburse you for that. Not common.
 
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You're very lucky if they reimburse you for that. Not common.

I'm fairly confident our company specifically prohibits family members from being included if their employer offers healthcare.
 
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How would they know?

Not sure. How do they know someone isn't a smoker when he or she checks that box? :)

It could be considered insurance fraud. I don't know all the details since I don't have a spouse and I don't smoke. Plus it's also weird since my company is completely self-insured.
 
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I'm fairly confident our company specifically prohibits family members from being included if their employer offers healthcare.
That seems really dumb, if it wasn't for the fact that I get the kickback and her insurance has a huge bump to add just me, we'd pick one for consistency without blinking an eye.
 
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