Quote:This is true, and insurance companies should provide those on their own (because they benefit the insurance just as much). But as JJ mentioned in his post, by tying themselves (insurance) to employers they create artificial terms which dis-incentivizes them to do this. Which kind of lead to ACA in the first place.

Agree on the second point as well. Take away the corn subsidies.

We wouldn't need an employer mandate if we had singlepayer.


Also I was wrong about the insurance deductibles. Maybe it's different in Florida but where I am you can get a good silver plan with vision and dental where you pay around $750 a year. The deductible is $550. Doctors visits are $5, Specialist are $1, Behavioral Health includes unlimited visits for $1. I think that's a good deal...much better than the crappy graduate student insurance that you're forced to opt in for $150 a month or any employer insurance I have had. The only negative is that some in-network drs are a little farther away than typical. But how iften are you going to see a dentist anyway?

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