[Oldeconomybuyer]

If you like your plan, you can keep your plan. But my plan will encourage your plan to be cancelled and switched to my plan. Period!

[nascarnation]

I’m all for divorcing health “insurance” from employment so this isn’t all bad.

[RFEngineer]

“Nor is there anything stopping companies from giving workers raises to buy individual policies on the exchanges as long as the money is taxed as income.”

Lack of profits may well stop them from giving workers raises.

[RFEngineer]

“Nothing stops employers from canceling company plans and leaving workers to buy individual policies sold through the exchanges”

Nothing stops employers from firing workers because they can no longer afford them either.

[seowulf]

Larger companies that don’t offer coverage may be liable for fines of $2,000 and $3,000 per worker starting next year.

Well, that's easy enough for businesses to cover; just cut workers' pay by $2-3 thousand dollars a year.