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It’s interesting that people who have health care through their employers don’t really feel the urgency. If they loose their jobs then it’s an immediate reality check. It probably a factor in why there is a large group who still don’t see it as an important issue.
And that keeps people strapped to jobs where they are routinely abused and underpaid, because they are terrified to lose their health care, which is probably horrendous anyway. Most employer-supported insurance programs have high premiums and high deductibles, and aren't any better than Obamacare. Obamacare just allowed those without health care to buy into a similar, but equally poor, system.
Companies love having health care tied to employment, because it helps their retention rates. That's one of the reason they oppose Obamacare. People are afraid to switch jobs, and lose their health care. Even if the new job offers health care, it is often 6 months before a new hire can access it, and many people can't go six months without health care.
People who are comfortably employed with health care, aren't going to rock the boat for 20% of the population. But imagine if they're told that their new health insurance will be better than what they have now, AND be free. Beyond that, it will also free up the health care costs that your employer was paying, and counting as part of your compensation. Without the burden of paying for health care, they can now be mandated by the government to pay the employee those health care funds directly, in the form of a fatter paycheck.
Your health care will get better, it will be free, and you'll get a fat raise at work, whether your employer likes it or not. Who wouldn't vote for that?
I had open enrollment through my work last month and those prices were 35% higher for us each paycheck as well. I emailed my reps in NC but they dont care about their constituents.
My work healthcare went up as well. They were like "well I'm sure you've seen all over the news that healthcare costs are going up" I think it was just an excuse to pass costs onto us because they also are dropping other benefits too that they've always offered.