It's Not Employer Coverage - It's Coverage By Big Insurance Companies.....

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7. Firstly - I Believe It Is A Myth Perpetrated By The Private/Corporate Insurance Industry That.....

people will be upset losing their employee offered health insurance. Those politicians that spread that talk are usually well under the clutches of private/corporate insurance company campaign donations.

And I agree with you - most employers - in a shot - would abandon their company offered insurance plans for a public option. Like I said in my OP - it is a hassle for a company to manage that benefit almost on a year to year basis.

Even the companies that self-insure have to deal with the pool of employees they are dealt. If they have a older/sicker workforce - that increases the companies cost to be self-insured. That's why self-insured companies are usually larger companies with a lot of employees - to broaden out the pool. They hire younger (healthier) employees that don't require a large amount of health care.