Brilliant breakdown of the employer-insurance lock. The part about labor discipline being baked into healthcare access is spot-on, dunno why more people dont see how tying survival to employment is the point, not a bug. I've seen it first-hand when friends stayed in toxic jobs purely for family coverage. The 'shrink the pool' strategy through adminstrative churn is particularly cynical because it makes people lose coverage while technically keeping it available.
Brilliant breakdown of the employer-insurance lock. The part about labor discipline being baked into healthcare access is spot-on, dunno why more people dont see how tying survival to employment is the point, not a bug. I've seen it first-hand when friends stayed in toxic jobs purely for family coverage. The 'shrink the pool' strategy through adminstrative churn is particularly cynical because it makes people lose coverage while technically keeping it available.
Than you for your comment. As a teacher, I experienced it when the state used our health coverage as a bargaining chip.
I have had the experience in my own family