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Re:Dog insurer: 'jumping, running, slipping, tripping, playi... by MichaelApproved on Thursday December 26, 2019 @10:19AM (#21884334)
I'm trying to make sense of this but then I realized, maybe you're not American and your health insurance premium is somewhat reasonable.

Care to share more? What was the premium for the cat? Are you American?

Re:Dog insurer: 'jumping, running, slipping, tripping, playi... by voxic11 on Thursday December 26, 2019 @10:23AM (#21884363)
Yeah except they get their insurance through their employer, so probably American.
Re:Dog insurer: 'jumping, running, slipping, tripping, playi... by shortercode on Thursday December 26, 2019 @11:17AM (#21884781)
Some companies in the UK offer health insurance for private healthcare. The main advantage of private being you can get appointments much faster. I'm not really sure what the relative pricing is for private healthcare in the UK vs the states, so it might be the insurance costs reflect that.
Re:Dog insurer: 'jumping, running, slipping, tripping, playi... by cldellow on Thursday December 26, 2019 @12:33PM (#21885332)
Canadian employers offer health insurance to cover things like dental, vision and drugs, which are only covered to varying degrees by provincial health plans. They'll also cover massage therapists, counselors, etc.

Those plans cost in the hundreds of dollars, vs the US plans which cost in the thousands.

Re:Dog insurer: 'jumping, running, slipping, tripping, playi... by reaperducer on Thursday December 26, 2019 @02:31PM (#21886054)
American. And to other responders, I'll restate that the premium for the cat totaled more than the amount my employer pays for insurance, plus the amount that's taken out of my check.

I know a lot of people don't know exactly how much their employer pays, but mine provides a yearly printout of what it costs them, and we got ours just a couple of weeks ago, so the number was fresh in my mind.