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> with Omicron, they're really only effective at preventing severe disease. That's huge for saving lives, not so much for preventing transmission. Given that y
by bbatha 5y ago
> with Omicron, they're really only effective at preventing severe disease. That's huge for saving lives, not so much for preventing transmission.
Given that your employer is also your health insurer its in their interest to prevent severe disease and death as well.
- mohanmcgeek 5y ago> your employer is also your health insurer Is this really true? I thought American employers paid the group insurance premium on their employees behalf to the actual insurance companies Is every org running its own insurance business too?
- bbatha 5y agoThey are not but the group premiums are deals cut with every business so businesses are incentivized to promote employee health to cut down in their premiums.
- mohanmcgeek 5y agoWhy would they care _after_ they've cut the deal?
- bbatha 5y agoBecause the deal needs to be renegotiated periodically. The deal may also include incentive structures for continued health initiatives and may include some cost sharing between the company and the insurer.