> The only reason big companies offer health insurance is because it limits employees's freedom. It's more complicated than that. Offering healthcare in large

> The only reason big companies offer health insurance is because it limits employees's freedom. It's more complicated than that. Offering healthcare in large groups which are likely to be diverse agewise, has considerable benefits for insurers. If people have to privately insure there's a tendency to forgo insurance unless you're in higher risk of being sick. Which increases average costs. Hence the ACA non-insurance tax etc. > Also if there was universal healthcare it would be easier to start small companies and attract employees Yea, absolutely. I really miss that after having moved to the US from Germany.