Originally Posted by
indyfabz
IKR. It's probably the one thing that will keep me working until at least age 60. I have such good coverage through work (no referrals or pre-authorizations needed, at least for common things like MRIs, relatively low deductible of $1,350, max out-of-pocket of $6,000 year), and because of my unique situation I don't have to contribute to the cost. That's a hard thing to walk away from.
I would not walk away from that until 65/Medicare if I were you.
We have crappy insurance, 5K per person deductible, and I pay $30,000/year for it. That's family coverage so includes me, mrs datlas, and the two kids. The only "benefit" I have is that since it's through work I pay with pre-tax dollars. Compared to that, medicare is a bargain and the coverage is not bad TBH.