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To: Bill who wrote (42410)	12/3/2005 4:55:55 PM
From: fresc	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

Great coverage, ehh, bill! Your a piece of work!

To: Bill who wrote (42410)	12/3/2005 8:10:32 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 90947

They don't offer full medical to part timers. I believe that's pretty much standard in industry. Of the 30% of full time employees they don't cover, most are either covered by a spouse's or parent's plan or medicare, or have voluntarily not joined the group. Medical insurance usually means a premium will be deducted from your paycheck. Now in general the employer pays a larger portion of the total premium than you, but you still have to pay. If you have coverage through other means (such as a working spouse- -that coverage is usually spouse + self at the same rate), it makes no economic sense to take the insurance ("join the group"). What you describe is a perfectly rational decision.