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In reply to the discussion: Why so upset over Birth Control Coverage, Catholic Church? [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)I predict that the flight from offering employer based health insurance will be a big rush. Once employers (especially biggies like the Catholic Church) understand that their employees are mandated by the government to purchase their own, and that the government will subsidize that purchase, employers will flee from offering health insurance.
Why should they offer it? It's a pain in the ass to administer, it's expensive, it's a no-win employee benefit since someone is always getting screwed....
Trust me, virtually ALL employers will opt out soon enough. The Catholic Church won't have to worry about "doing the right thing" soon enough - I predict they will gladly seize on the govt mandate to bow out of offering insurance within months, not years.