And the real problem with this is that American culture says that the employer has the "right" to decide what choices are "bad" and therefore which should not be funded.
Not having children is "bad" so birth control should not be funded.
Having too many children is "bad" so medical care for children beyond two should not be funded.
Being fat is "bad" so medical care relating to obesity should not be funded.
Sexual relationships are "bad" so medical treatment relating to sexual relationships should not be funded.
Sports are "bad" so medical treatments relating to sports medicine should not be funded.
Again, why should the employer get to decide which decisions are "bad"?
It isn't a "right" the employer has ... It is the stipulations they can put on the benefit they offer.
There has been employer provided healthcare for a long time ... But it didn't become a staple in workforce offerings until around 1942.
Employers in mass started offering employer provided healthcare as a benefit after FDR established a Salary Cap.
Once the Salary Cap was established ... Employers had to find a way to compete and attract better employees.
Since they couldn't pay the employees more ... They used healthcare benefits to increase compensation.
Employer provided healthcare was never a "right" for the employee ... Nor an obligation for the employer.
To suggest the employer is required to offer an employee something that they aren't ... Is just what happens when you don't know what you are talking about.
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