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nradovtoday at 4:04 AM2 repliesview on HN

Right, the federal tax code is structured to give advantages to employer sponsored health plans. But it doesn't have to be that way. A better approach would be to eliminate those plans and force everyone to purchase individual or family plans through state ACA marketplaces using pre-tax dollars.


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jswelkertoday at 5:03 AM

Not sure why the down votes. Severing health insurance from employers would be a huge win. It's just such a massive task that the efforts to address it like Obamacare aren't enough even remotely.

mjevanstoday at 6:11 AM

Or, just provide 'basic healthcare' as a human right (and service for being taxed) and make ALL plans on top of that luxury services.

Wouldn't you like to STOP the insanity of "picking" a plan every year (or more) and also end the billing nightmare by just making it all single payer (the government of the people, for the people)?