Question

10. Nancy White’s employer provides individual and family group health plan coverage, and it pays 80 percent of her annual premium. Nancy selected family coverage for her group health plan, which means her employer pays $12,000 per year (of the $15,000 annual premium). Nancy is responsible for the remaining $3,000 of the annual premium, which means approximately _____ is deducted from each of her 26 biweekly paychecks

Answer 1

Answer:

$115.38

Explanation:

Since Nancy only has to pay 20% of her health insurance premium, her total biweekly deduction = $3,000 / 26 weeks = $115.38

Generally health insurance premiums are paid on a monthly basis, but lately some health care providers are starting to take quarterly, semiannual and even annual payments. The thing is that you always pay in advance, so generally people choose to pay it with their paychecks. It makes sense, since unless you earn a lot of money, a $3,000 payment would represent a large portion of your salary.