If employers had given employees contracts guaranteeing health insurance, that would be the case.
The vast majority of employees, however, are employees at will.
As TJ’s points out here, they are not actually cutting the practical net compensation to their employees.
The real answer is to repeal not only Obamacare, but the tax deduction for employer-provided insurance as well.
Or...
* Flat or Fair Tax, one rate.
* No Deductions except...
* Healthcare, your policy cost and possibly other health care cost are deductible. if you truly believe in healthcare this would be the solution. If you don't buy a policy, tough luck at somepoint, we can't change people making that decision.
* Repeal the Anti-Trust Exemption for the Health Insurance Industry so we can buy across Statelines.
* Imagine a website to buy the policy you want with or without bells and whistles on a "Progessive" Insurance type Web-page.