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I was also curious that there was no mention of health insurance. I have observed that my own family is paying considerably more for health insurance while actu
by mswen 10y ago
I was also curious that there was no mention of health insurance. I have observed that my own family is paying considerably more for health insurance while actually getting significantly poorer coverage when compared to a decade ago.
An employer like those described in the article wouldn't necessarily need to offer a significantly better wage than what was indicated if they provided a higher quality health care plan and payed a greater portion of the premium. And, offer fully paid dental insurance.
In the end I guess it comes down to money one way or another for the employer.
- clusmore 10y agoGoing a little off-topic here but I have never understood the model of having health care provided by an employer. In Australia we all pay for our own private health care (or choose not to). For one, I just can't understand how health care is in any way related to employment. More importantly, what happens if you get sick and then change jobs (and hence change health care providers)? How do pre-existing conditions work in this model? Is this just a way to de-incentivise job changing?
- chrisbennet 10y agoIt's a historical thing in the US. During or possibly after WW2, wages were frozen in the US. Employers started offering health insurance as a perk to get around the freeze and compete for labor. At least that's what I remember reading.
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