Employer-provided healthcare got started in the US because of wage and price controls (employers were allowed to improve healthcare benefits but not increase sa

Employer-provided healthcare got started in the US because of wage and price controls (employers were allowed to improve healthcare benefits but not increase salaries directly), and continued because it's exempt from income tax. Some big companies may prefer it this way, but a lot of others with plenty of political clout (e.g. carmakers) don't. On the whole, that's not a major reason employer-provided healthcare is still afflicting us.