General Electric Medical Insurance Contributions Based on Wage Ranges
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General Electric has 120,000 employees in the United States. It offered hourly and nonexempt employees three plan choices for 2011:
- GE Health Care Preferred, with an $800 deductible.
- GE Medical Benefits, with a $1,600 deductible.
- An alternative health maintenance organization plan, with a $2,000 deductible.
Options two and three come with a company-funded health reimbursement account: $600 for employee-only coverage, $900 to cover two people, and $1,200 to cover three or more.
The following table shows employees’ annual premium responsibility, based on annual compensation and coverage level.
General Electric Employee Contributions
Annual pay range |
Annual payroll contribution |
| | | |
| Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 |
1 person | | | |
Up to $24,999 | $631 | $131 | $0 |
$25,000 to $37,499 | 748 | 248 | 0 |
$37,500 to $49,999 | 818 | 468 | 0 |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 1,029 | 679 | 25 |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,286 | 936 | 136 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 1,613 | 1,263 | 438 |
$150,000-plus | 2,151 | 1,801 | 851 |
| | | |
2 people | | | |
Up to $24,999 | $1,262 | $262 | $25 |
$25,000 to $37,499 | 1,496 | 496 | 25 |
$37,500 to $49,999 | 1,636 | 936 | 25 |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 2,057 | 1,357 | 50 |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,571 | 1,871 | 271 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 3,226 | 2,526 | 876 |
$150,000-plus | 4,301 | 3,601 | 1,701 |
| | | |
3 and more people | | | |
Up to $24,999 | $1,575 | $325 | $50 |
$25,000 to $37,499 | 1,870 | 620 | 50 |
$37,500 to $49,999 | 2,048 | 1,173 | 50 |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 2,571 | 1,696 | 63 |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,216 | 2,341 | 341 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 4,030 | 3,155 | 1,095 |
$150,000-plus | 5,376 | 4,501 | 2,126 |
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