Link → When a Job Disappears, So Does the Health Care
It’s apparently breaking news at the New York Times that employer-based health insurance is a major funding source for healthcare in the US and, consequently, loss of a job means loss of health insurance, leading to decreased healthcare. Pertinent to compliance is this excerpt: Richard D. Jackson, 53, was an oven operator at the bakery for 30 years. Mr. Jackson and his two daughters often used the Archway health plan to pay for doctor’s visits, imaging, surgery and medicines. Now that he has no insurance, he takes his Effexor antidepressant pills every other day, rather than daily, as prescribed. [emphasis mine]
