Pros
This is a notice to be transparent about benefits changes.
Cons
In a time when there is so much employment competition, GA has decided to downgrade its healthcare plans for its employees. After nearly 2 decades of employment and as a happy Kaiser member, I am now being faced with a deductible-based plan, costs of labs/xrays/scans, coinsurance(!) and double the max out of pocket. I didnt even know such a terrible plan existed through Kaiser and is the opposite of what member has always been like. To add insult to injury, there was a message saying costs went up but the company was covering most of it...yeah right. Premium is the same and plan was downgraded! For the first time in my life I was issued a new card so it can stated there is a deductible and max out of pocket (again, double what it was this year.) When a company lists benefits like "comprehensive healthcare" just know that they chose to take a step backwards instead of forwards. Details matter and not all employee-sponsored plans are created equal.