Reduced What?
So May is open enrollment time in insurance land, and my timely human resources department mailed me my information today. This is the time of year you can change plans without gaining or losing a family member. It is also the time of year they can jack up your premiums. My lovely human resources department sent me this very well crafted letter outlining these increases, hemming and hawing about how times are tough and costs are going up. Here is one gem:
After hours of working with the Committee and the insurance companies, with a few meaningful changes in the plan's co-payments, we were able to reduce the overall increase to 6.6%.
I first read that and thought, "wow, they worked so hard and reduced my costs! That is great!". Not believing that they reduced something, I read it again...
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