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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by tstrimple on Monday January 06, 2020 @11:47AM (#21970594)
> I hear this a lot, but if you're earning $150K in the US, you almost certainly have 100% medical coverage.

I'm not sure how true this is anymore. I made a bit more than this at Microsoft, and my medical benefits were "100% covered" by Microsoft. But that still amounts to thousands of dollars in deductibles and copays per year out of pocket.

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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by christophilus on Monday January 06, 2020 @02:00PM (#21971961)
I worked at Microsoft, and didn't have that experience. Maybe it changed? When were you there?
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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by tstrimple on Monday January 06, 2020 @02:29PM (#21972252)
I was there from 2013 to 2019. I remember right after I joined in 2013 they stopped offering their PPO plan and moved everyone into an HDHP.
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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by christophilus on Monday January 06, 2020 @03:50PM (#21973153)
Ah. Yeah. I left right around then. :) That explains it. Still, everywhere I've worked since MS has given me 100% coverage, albeit sometimes indirectly (e.g. via a company funded HSA plan, etc).
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