But how in God sake does this make any possible sense?
The US health care system doesn't make sense.
Health insurance began as a perk to attract more qualified people and became the expected norm at some point and typically covered the entire family. When that no longer made sense for employers, benefits began eroding and it became more common for benefits to only cover the employee. Employees had to pay extra to cover family. Then the ACA decided the way we fix this mess is we require everyone to purchase insurance.
It's crazy enough that I would seriously consider leaving the country if I thought there was any way for me to pull that off. But I don't see that as at all feasible currently.
The US health care system doesn't make sense.
Health insurance began as a perk to attract more qualified people and became the expected norm at some point and typically covered the entire family. When that no longer made sense for employers, benefits began eroding and it became more common for benefits to only cover the employee. Employees had to pay extra to cover family. Then the ACA decided the way we fix this mess is we require everyone to purchase insurance.
It's crazy enough that I would seriously consider leaving the country if I thought there was any way for me to pull that off. But I don't see that as at all feasible currently.