“by making it too expensive for private businesses to provide insurance to their employees.”
It’s insane already. Here’s a list of health bennies I was sent upon an interview with a prospective employer, $2000 deductible and 70% co-insurance with the employer contributing $450/mo. Not bad for just me but for those with dependents it’s horrible.
Employee Coverage per month: $582.56
Employee + Spouse per month: $1281.63
Employee + Child (ren) per month: $1106.87
Family Coverage per month: $1805.94
At my company, if I want to cover my spouse, it's an additional $150/month, because she is eligible for her company's medical plan....So I cover me and the kids, and she just covers herself, it's ridiculous to have two separate health plans for one household.