New to US health insurance: PPO vs Buy-down CDHP vs Standard CDHP
I am new to the US workforce, and this is the first time I need to select health insurance. As you can imagine, this is very complicated as someone who hasn’t grown up here. My company provides three different options that I am trying to figure out what is the best balance between cost-effective and peace of mind when talking about health costs.
PPO Buy-down CDHP Standard CDHP Estimated annual costs $2,560 $1,807 $2,223 Deductible $800 $2,800 $1,800 Out-of-pocket maximum $4,850 $5,700 $5,700 Coinsurance 80% 70% 80% Pharmacy $10 or 10% (no deductible) Deductible then $10 or 10% Deductible then $10 or 10% Primary care office visit 100% allowance, $35 visit fixed 70% allowance 80% allowance Specialist 100% allowance, $50 visit fixed 70% allowance 80% allowance Urgent Care visit 100% allowance, $35 visit fixed 70% allowance 80% allowance Chiropractic 100% allowance, $35 visit fixed 70% allowance 80% allowance
A bit about myself: male, early 30s, I have asthma (currently using medicine the I brought outside of the country but will need to eventually figure this out here), some lower back pain that sometimes requires me to go see a doctor. I workout 4-5 times/week consistently and like to keep an eye on my health metrics, so I try to run physical/blood check-ups 2x year. Same goes for dermatology, I am going through some treatments and see one every quarter.
PPO gives me access to HCFSA.
Buy-down CDHP gives me access to HSA where employer contributes $350.
Standard CDHP gives me access to HSA where employer contributes $600.
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