• tactical_trans_karen [she/her, comrade/them]
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    19 hours ago

    Hell, there's a massive shortage of psychiatrists, I know recently a major insurance provider is getting out of Medicaid completely. At this rate, concierge doctors are probably competitive to paying for insurance.

    • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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      15 hours ago

      well, employers also get some kind of weird, old tax break for the "employer contribution" side of health insurance. so through creative accounting, part of a worker's compensation package is tax deductible for their employer when it goes to an insurance company.

      I think it dates back to almost WW2 and is yet another public policy giveaway to the largest capital formations and is touted as something nice your employer does for you and never something that you earn which is being stolen from you and deposited into the accounts of insurers you can't choose.