I thought that one of the major reasons why “health care reform” (without reform) was pushed by Obama was that the large unions had major debts due to their health care systems. They wanted Uncle to take over the costs while they still received the excellent contracted benefits.
Up here, I know a retiree from a company which saw his health care costs jump from $600 to $6000/year. He can’t pay it having lost most of his retirement in the stock market crash.
All taxes are passed on to workers.