Posted on 09/10/2021 12:03:36 PM PDT by Beave Meister
In an internal email, provided exclusively to UncoverDC, Progressive, one of the largest car insurance providers in the United States, informed its employees on Sept. 8 that beginning January 2022, workers who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will pay a $25 surcharge per paycheck, or $650 for the year. The company, who boasts the popular—and always maskless—character “Flo from Progressive,” declined to reference a specific source for the data used to make its decision, declaring:
“At this point in the pandemic, we know that unvaccinated individuals are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID. The average cost of these hospitalizations covered on our medical plan has been $72,000 and we’ve had several that amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical claims. In total, our medical plan has incurred over $25 million in COVID-related claims.”
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I sure wish I had Regressive Insurance so I could call and tell them why they’re being dropped.
Are they going to likewise fine the morbidly-obese employees?
This is a bald-faced lie.
Delta Airlines is already doing it. No shot….pay an extra $200 a month for health insurance. Whether you got The ‘Rona or not. The really liberal CEO tried to mandate the shots and lost that fight. So, why not stick it to your employees and hit ‘Em where it hurts?
So, for about 95% or more of the folks that get The ‘Rona, they’ll get over it without any medical intervention and they’re being forced to lay that extra money.
Delta had an early out option last year. A lot more folks left than they thought would leave.
Boycott Delta if you can and if asked, let them know you stand in solidarity with those that opted for freedom not to get the shot.
Progressive is an extreme left-wing company. They wear their liberalism on their sleeve. Working there is hostile to non-liberals.
Once you start down this path, at the end is madness. Better not to take that first step.
If anyone has sleep apnea you might find this informative
https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1164/rccm.202010-3886LE
Found when looking for Cheyne Stokes respiration (thanks Oscar...I guess??!!!!!!)
So, are they going to do the same for every other “personal choice” that can harm an employee and incur medical expenses?
Drugs, Alcohol, Obesity, Mental Illness etc?
I would never buy from them but if I had to support my family, I would gladly pay $25 extra as opposed to getting a shot.
This has young people I know frightened as they can’t just walk away from their jobs and they refuse the shots. I understand where they’re coming from.
Pfffttt. Just one look at their Goofy TV ads will convince you they are one FUBAR company.
Progressive jacked up my rates something awful because of a parking lot accident that barely caused any damage. I switched to State Farm.
They better fine employees who have dangerous sexual habits as well...
My wife works for a golf company, whom I won’t name at this time. They have about 750 employees. The company owner is a hardcorw Republican and big $$$ Trump supporter. She just received a company email stating there will be no change to the companies Vax policy which was basically, your body, your choice.
Good news—thanks for posting it.
Cancelling for USAA now.
If 25 out of 100 people are Jabbed and getting covid out of the 100 who have it how is that 29 times more? Is this new math?
And I say 25 out of 100 based on what I’ve been reading for the past month.
Hell in some cases it’s 100% jabbed in the covid cluster.
Scare tactic. They wont do it. I know it..you know it...they know it. Total fishing/scare tactic.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but wasn't FedGov picking up (read that: TAXPAYERS) the cost of China Virus hospitalizations and care?
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