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What F/O could afford 6400.00 in Dec and 6400.00 in Jan? For a newhire F/O that's almost 1/2 of their yearly gross. And since the CDHP is ultimately funded by Skywest they will have a say in coverage......its not a diatribe, its reality.The CDHP is for healthy people, ask one of our Captains who was injured in a snowboarding accident what its like to be medicaled out for more than 6 months. Unfortunately you are healthy until you aren't.
Regional pilots using regional airline health coverage have no business participating in any activities which might lead to significant injury. The system does not have you covered, rather it's typically "feel good" medical coverage that allows the clueless to skate through life without any worries, ASSuming that the company has their back.
Harsh reality, but there it is.