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In reply to the discussion: 'Compassionless': Lawsuit says Bernie Sanders campaign demoted staffer day after cancer surgery [View all]Karma13612
(4,552 posts)Who have their own insurance offered to their employees as a group:
The employees are a risk pool which determines the premiums rates the employer and employee pay for insurance.
A diagnosis of cancer in an otherwise fairly healthy risk pool could place those contractual premiums at further risk of increasing the next time the contract is negotiated. I had a boss once who told us we couldnt smoke. It was tied directly to his health insurance contract with the health insurance company.
So, if he sees risk, he is going to want to mitigate it.
Yea, that is a horrible thing to do to someone.
But, dont forget that this employee will now file for unemployment insurance And be able to recuperate without the stress of a job.
On the other hand, they now have the stress of no health insurance.
And that, kiddies, is why health insurance should not be tied to employment.