I would love for this to happen. But I see a couple blockers.
1) It is some sort of badge of honor to get a "job with benefits".
2) What if more people decide to not get healthcare? If your job gives it to you and you "only" have to pay a few hundred a month for your family, you are more likely to get it than if you payed everything out of pocket each month (even if your compensation increased). People would see all the extra money and just not get healthcare. If enough people did this, healthcare would be too expensive for the rest of us.
3) People are just reluctant to big change. And this is a big change. There would be politicians on the news claiming someone was "taking away your benefits".
1) It is some sort of badge of honor to get a "job with benefits".
2) What if more people decide to not get healthcare? If your job gives it to you and you "only" have to pay a few hundred a month for your family, you are more likely to get it than if you payed everything out of pocket each month (even if your compensation increased). People would see all the extra money and just not get healthcare. If enough people did this, healthcare would be too expensive for the rest of us.
3) People are just reluctant to big change. And this is a big change. There would be politicians on the news claiming someone was "taking away your benefits".