Originally Posted by
Bill Lumberg
Is it important to try to get extra insurance for retiring pilots prior to Medicare age? I think so. A lot of the geezers still flying don't want to pay cobra prices for them and their spouse. I say help them out until Medicare age, and then no more. It hopefully would increase geezers going out the door where they should be already, golfing in Flar-i-dah.
Just my opinion here, but isnt DAL big enough to self insure? Yes
Does DAL self insure? Yes
UHC administers DALs insurance program
Health insurance improvements are a no cost item which structured as they are put a price tag on the insurance. It is really no different that the fee for departure contracts outsourced to DCI. We bear the cost, but charge ourselves for the program to make the books prettier.
I repeat, no cost to change the system. However, an accountant could/would disagree.
There will be a short countdown after which I will be told how oh so wrong I am.