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indivisibleman

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4. true and I think it would be great.

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 01:01 AM

Jul 2012

Too many people work for a business entirely because they want the health insurance.
I think it would be a good thing if insurance was divorced from employment.

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Deloitte: One in 10 U.S. Employers to Drop Health Coverage [View all] alp227 Jul 2012 OP

And how many would have dropped coverage anyway, because of rising costs? pnwmom Jul 2012 #1

Good point. robinlynne Jul 2012 #7

Precisely Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #12

+1 harun Jul 2012 #26

Not nearly as many Xedniw Jul 2012 #27

That's not what the CBO numbers projected. Hillary's plan was better, but it didn't get passed. pnwmom Jul 2012 #28

Good. So the private sector insurers want no parts of their own system. Universal healthcare... nanabugg Jul 2012 #2

The US government workers will go to Obamacare lovuian Jul 2012 #14

Potentially a good thing bluestateguy Jul 2012 #3

true and I think it would be great. indivisibleman Jul 2012 #4

Employer-offered insurance is subsidized by the government. It's a very unfair system. yardwork Jul 2012 #25

two interesting points indivisibleman Jul 2012 #5

The insurance we can get as individuals doesnt come close! perhaps now that will change. robinlynne Jul 2012 #8

If you have a serious preexisting condition the rates are far lower in a large group plan pnwmom Jul 2012 #10

how old was this person? mopinko Jul 2012 #31

I'll bet anything they were young and healthy joeglow3 Jul 2012 #37

This would give them less reason to overwork people instead of hiring more employees starroute Jul 2012 #6

One problem many employers could have: young workers may be among the first to opt for the exchanges OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #9

Medical insurance that's tied to your job doesn't make much sense anyway. Kablooie Jul 2012 #11

Companies want Obamacare lovuian Jul 2012 #13

True musiclawyer Jul 2012 #20

Bingo! mikekohr Jul 2012 #40

Had one announce that he was going to do that in Sunday's Dallas Morning News LTTEs. tanyev Jul 2012 #15

bullshit. mopinko Jul 2012 #32

He was going to retire anyway treestar Jul 2012 #36

Wages better go up lobodons Jul 2012 #16

I believe this will be the fastest way to single payer - when companies start dropping coverage riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #17

It's the second-fastest way JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2012 #18

Oh touche and right on. I completely agree. riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #19

Not as things currently stand. No way. woo me with science Jul 2012 #29

I keep seeing this as a race in my mind - do the Dems get to install Medicare for all riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #33

There is no evidence whatsoever woo me with science Jul 2012 #39

I can't understand why businesses are lobbying against single payer kimbutgar Jul 2012 #21

Health care costs need to be borne by the general tax fund, not individuals anyway BanTheGOP Jul 2012 #22

well thats Troy Cookin with Gas Jul 2012 #23

They'll pay the penalty under the ACA but that penalty is still cheaper than insuring an employee riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #24

$2,000 per employee but that is cheaper than actually paying half of the premiums underpants Jul 2012 #30

I know. My husband's former employer paid half riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #35

Not entirely bad, since it could decouple coverage from employment treestar Jul 2012 #34

++1000 nt nanabugg Jul 2012 #38