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I think the point was that some employers may pay you more than enough for you to pay for your own health insurance (even after tax deductions). (I'm not in th

• runevault 5y ago
  Companies of any real size tend to get better rates than most individuals can get because they can average things out over a larger group of people, since odds are a decent % of the people won't need to spend a significant amount on health care any given year. So while there is some cost to the employee it is still probably doing better than if they simply put that money directly in your pocket. But yes US healthcare is insane.
  • lotsofpulp 5y ago
    In my experience, healthcare.gov pricing for health insurance and the premiums paid by employers are all roughly the same for comparable level plans (by metal level).