[PapaBear3625]

That’s great for the employer. Instead of having to provide insurance they can offer a flat payment which may or may not be adequate for the employee to find insurance.

The employee then has a choice between making up the difference himself, or getting a health plan with a bigger deductible and more exclusions.

What many companies have been doing in the meanwhile is making positions be part-time, and thus not eligible for company benefits.

[Alberta's Child]

As an employer, I've built a business model where I don't pay a single penny in health insurance premiums. That's because I only hire contractors and part-time staff.

This whole paradigm where people think an employer is responsible for paying their medical bills is idiotic.

[semimojo]

The employee then has a choice between making up the difference himself, or getting a health plan with a bigger deductible and more exclusions.

Yep. “More choice” means a return to junk plans that are affordable but don’t cover anything.

Just as we’re seeing with the short-term plans now being offered.