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I honestly think that is one of the primary factors. That and how health care is tied to employment. When Europeans change jobs they tend to go on vacation fo
by diveanon 7y ago
I honestly think that is one of the primary factors.
That and how health care is tied to employment.
When Europeans change jobs they tend to go on vacation for a while, Americans immediately scramble for a new job out of fear of getting sick.
- jimmaswell 7y ago> Americans immediately scramble for a new job out of fear of getting sick. Or in fear of paying a tax penalty unless they buy some substandard marketplace plan (yes, I know the marketplace plans were sabotaged for political reasons in some cases, but that doesn't change the result)
- humanrebar 7y ago> Starting with the 2019 plan year (for which you’ll file taxes in April 2020), the Shared Responsibility Payment no longer applies. https://www.healthcare.gov/fees/fee-for-not-being-covered/ https://www.healthcare.gov/fees/fee-for-not-being-covered/ Of course this is new, so fears in recent history were definitely real.