Comment on Why can't someone create a public alternative to health insurance in the USA?
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 week agoThe company (usually) pays the lion’s share of the premiums; otherwise, the plans would be completely out of reach to employees.
Which is just smoke and murros because the insurance the company pays is part of the cost to employ, aka they are paying with money that would have gone on the paycheck. The company insurance scheme limits choice.
the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Very true. There’s some benefit where the business can get a “package deal” of sorts which makes it cheaper than buying individual policies, but it’s still a shell game.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It is really about attracting and controlling employees. A ‘good’ package to draw them in and fear of being uninsured to keep them from leaving by choice.