On: GE freezes pension benefits for 20k employees

[hocuspocus]

1) Employers could still cover the premium as a benefit. You'd just get to choose how and where to use the money.

2) Make it truly mandatory like in all developed countries.

[seanmcdirmid → hocuspocus]

In Switzerland, employers don’t cover premiums, and premiums are paid post tax anyways. The USA is weird because employer provided health insurance is paid pre tax while individual policies are paid with post tax money (unless your expenses hit 10% of income).

[hocuspocus → seanmcdirmid]

> In Switzerland, employers don’t cover premiums

There are a few exceptions, like Google.

> and premiums are paid post tax anyways.

But they're deductible from your income when you're filing taxes.