> having your healthcare connected to your employment situation seems like insanity It really is, although I don't think people realize it until you say it out

> having your healthcare connected to your employment situation seems like insanity It really is, although I don't think people realize it until you say it out loud. Precisely when you can least afford paying for a medical emergency -- when you're unemployed and thus have no income -- is precisely when it's most expensive. How broken is that? It would be insane in any other industry to charge your customer significantly more for the exact same service, simply because they're using a different payment method. Not to mention the horrible situation that arises if you acquire a medical condition so debilitating -- which usually also means it's expensive -- that it prevents you from working.