I just got accepted for a government job. Ah, such better employment than the private sector

[Billy000]

The benefits are killer in comparison to a typical full time job in the private sector You would be hard pressed to find one as good.

See jobs like this are common overseas. It's simple really: if you work full time, you should get great benefits.

 

[westwall]

Yet another moron getting a government job. Great. And people wonder why it is so fucked up.

 

[Billy000]

Yet another moron getting a government job. Great. And people wonder why it is so fucked up.

Whats fucked up?

 

[koshergrl]

Yeah, dumbass, your benefits are going to start getting progressively worse and worse and worse, as mine have. Every time I go to get meds, my co pays increase. Not just every couple of months..every single time. And about half the meds my doctors prescribe, my insurance won't fund. Oh, and my choices of coverage include the one I have...or the same as welfare recipients enjoy.

As we've said all along..the free ride couldn't last forever. You're in on the end of it. Prepare to be really, super badly, disappointed by your coverage, your wait times, and your co-pays.

 

[norwegen]

Sitting on a couch waiting for payday every month is a pretty good gig, I suppose. No doubt a stimulating and satisfying job for most liberals.

 

[koshergrl]

I paid a $12 co-pay for my antibiotics a week ago.

I paid $17.70 today.

I'm paying $31 for prescribed eye drops, and I owe thousands in medical bills that my insurance has refused payment on..including ambulance trips to OHSU at my doctor's insistence, and an er visit with my daughter so she could get 6 stitches in her finger when she was 9 years old (that's a lot of stitches for a tiny finger).

 

[Uncensored2008]

The benefits are killer in comparison to a typical full time job in the private sector You would be hard pressed to find one as good.

See jobs like this are common overseas. It's simple really: if you work full time, you should get great benefits.

Took that IQ test, scored less than 80. and met the ethnic requirements.

You're in for life - you'll never do another day's work - kewl!

 

[koshergrl]

It's cheaper for them to hire them to steal ebt cards and screw up foodstamp allotments regularly than it is to keep them on welfare at this point.

 

[Uncensored2008]

I paid a $12 co-pay for my antibiotics a week ago.

I paid $17.70 today.

I'm paying $31 for prescribed eye drops, and I owe thousands in medical bills that my insurance has refused payment on..including ambulance trips to OHSU at my doctor's insistence, and an er visit with my daughter so she could get 6 stitches in her finger when she was 9 years old (that's a lot of stitches for a tiny finger).

It depends on the prescription, actuarial, non, etc.

Tamaflu cost me a $25 copay, but most generics are only $10. My wife had one that was $100.

 

[Flopper]

I paid a $12 co-pay for my antibiotics a week ago.

I paid $17.70 today.

I'm paying $31 for prescribed eye drops, and I owe thousands in medical bills that my insurance has refused payment on..including ambulance trips to OHSU at my doctor's insistence, and an er visit with my daughter so she could get 6 stitches in her finger when she was 9 years old (that's a lot of stitches for a tiny finger).

It depends on the prescription, actuarial, non, etc.

Tamaflu cost me a $25 copay, but most generics are only $10. My wife had one that was $100.

Buy maintenance drugs from Canada and many are cheaper than the copay.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Buy maintenance drugs from Canada and many are cheaper than the copay.

Blue Cross is strange, I pay $10 for 90 days worth of blood pressure pills. I doubt I could get them cheaper from Canada.

 

[Flopper]

Buy maintenance drugs from Canada and many are cheaper than the copay.

Blue Cross is strange, I pay $10 for 90 days worth of blood pressure pills. I doubt I could get them cheaper from Canada.

It depends on the medication. If it's generic the chances are buying outside the US won't save anything but it its a brand name drug you may well save money and if it's not in your insurance companies formularies, then you will definitely save money buying it outside the US.

Here are a couple of examples:
Spiriva - an asthma/COPD inhaler has a retail price of around $300/mo. I can buy it on my insurance plan for $45/mo which sounds like a great deal but I can buy the generic from Canada which is not available in the US for $32/mo.

Another drug, tobramycin used to treat Cystic Fibrosis will cost you at retail about $6,000/mo. It may or may not be covered by your insurance. Medicare Part B will pay 100% of the cost. Medicare Part D will pay a portion but will leave you about 7,300/yr to pay. You can buy it through Canada for about $1500/mo.

If you are every faced with huge drug costs, check all alternatives. You'll be surprised by the variation in cost.

 

[koshergrl]

I paid a $12 co-pay for my antibiotics a week ago.

I paid $17.70 today.

I'm paying $31 for prescribed eye drops, and I owe thousands in medical bills that my insurance has refused payment on..including ambulance trips to OHSU at my doctor's insistence, and an er visit with my daughter so she could get 6 stitches in her finger when she was 9 years old (that's a lot of stitches for a tiny finger).

It depends on the prescription, actuarial, non, etc.

Tamaflu cost me a $25 copay, but most generics are only $10. My wife had one that was $100.

This is the same drug, the same pharmacy. The changes are taking place that quickly.

 

[Flopper]

I paid a $12 co-pay for my antibiotics a week ago.

I paid $17.70 today.

I'm paying $31 for prescribed eye drops, and I owe thousands in medical bills that my insurance has refused payment on..including ambulance trips to OHSU at my doctor's insistence, and an er visit with my daughter so she could get 6 stitches in her finger when she was 9 years old (that's a lot of stitches for a tiny finger).

It depends on the prescription, actuarial, non, etc.

Tamaflu cost me a $25 copay, but most generics are only $10. My wife had one that was $100.

This is the same drug, the same pharmacy. The changes are taking place that quickly.

I pay from $36 to $59 for a 90 day supply of a drug at my local pharmacy. It's never the same price.

Prescription drugs move from manufacturers to consumers,in a complex set of market transactions involving prices, discounts, and rebates. Insurance companies negotiate a discount from the average wholesale price which is always more than pharmacies pay. Since most drugs are manufactured outside the US and sold to a world market the prices vary from day to day due to changes in supply and demand and changes in currency rates. Also the manufactures are always changing. The drug company may buy a drug from a company in Pakistan one month and buy it from another company in India the next month.

 

[Rozman]

The benefits are killer in comparison to a typical full time job in the private sector You would be hard pressed to find one as good.

See jobs like this are common overseas. It's simple really: if you work full time, you should get great benefits.

You basically just have to show up and get paid for it...
Yup government jobs are great.
Have fun...

 

[Flopper]

The benefits are killer in comparison to a typical full time job in the private sector You would be hard pressed to find one as good.

See jobs like this are common overseas. It's simple really: if you work full time, you should get great benefits.

You basically just have to show up and get paid for it...
Yup government jobs are great.
Have fun...

I've worked in 3 government jobs, one federal, one state, one county. None were that great. The benefits were good, but the pay was lousy, and the chance for advancement was next to nothing which is why I only worked in each of them less than 2 years..

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I just got accepted for a government job

I'm not surprised. That's where useless parasites usually gravitate.

 

[Flopper]

I just got accepted for a government job

I'm not surprised. That's where useless parasites usually gravitate.

Many people feel the same as a you. They don't seem to realize that there are plenty of good employees working for the government. I know. I've worked in government and in the private sector and spent years working as a consultant for both.

The major difference I've seen between the employees in the private sector and government sector is government employees value stability and aren't as prone to risk taking as employees in the private sector. That does not make them stupid, lazy, or parasites. They simply don't like to have to change jobs every time the company has a bad year or top management changes the direction of the company.

 

[hortysir]

The benefits are killer in comparison to a typical full time job in the private sector You would be hard pressed to find one as good.

See jobs like this are common overseas. It's simple really: if you work full time, you should get great benefits.

You're welcome

 

[Billy000]

The benefits are killer in comparison to a typical full time job in the private sector You would be hard pressed to find one as good.

See jobs like this are common overseas. It's simple really: if you work full time, you should get great benefits.

You're welcome

Are you my employer?