Quote Originally Posted by Veronica View Post
According the lunchroom talk (basically gossip) families are still paying an additional $400 or $500. $1600 - $1700 a month for insurance is normal? Why do people have children? Good grief they're expensive!

Veronica
$1600 a month for single coverage for a female without a maternity rider is a bargain. Welcome to the real world. And wait until you hit 40.

Maybe in California they're not allowed to discriminate on the basis of sex? Even so, single coverage for males is over 70% of what females pay in "my" world.