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Florida House of Reps only paying $8 a month for health insurance
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Florida House of Representatives members pay $8.34 per month for health insurance.
8.34 USD · monthly health insurance premium
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Florida House of Representatives members pay $30 per month for health insurance covering their entire family.
30 USD · monthly health insurance premium for family coverage
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There are 120 members of the Florida House of Representatives.
120 · members of the Florida House of Representatives
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The Florida legislature pays the full cost of dental and life insurance premiums for members and employees.
100 percent · dental and life insurance premiums
Members of the Florida House of Representatives are getting a sweet deal when it comes to their health care -- they pay a mere $8.34 per month for health insurance, WAWS in Jacksonville reports:
Eight bucks. These days it can't even buy you a movie ticket, let alone something substantial.
But that's because you're not one of the 120 members of the Florida House of Representatives, the last "state employees" still paying $8.34 a month for health insurance.
For a whopping $30, they get health insurance for their entire family. Action News found out even their fellow state workers think it's a joke.
The legislature also pays the entirety of the dental and life insurance premiums for members and employees.
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