TODAY’S POLL

LAST POLL RESULTS

43.1% of you voted Through an employer in yesterday’s poll: Which approach to health insurance do you prefer?

“It’s MUCH cheaper, and you can get good coverage.”

“Independence is costly.”

“The free-market prices for health insurance are so ridiculously expensive, you have to go through an employer in this economy.”

“Through an employer, with all or part of the premium sponsored by them, is the only way it is AT ALL affordable.”

“Happy to let my employer pay a portion!”

“It is helpful to contribute to the type of insurance a person has. ‘One size fits all’ is not a good fit for everyone.”

“Insurance through the employer is the best way to go for your health insurance. They still take money from your paycheck to help offset their overall health insurance for the company. The companies I have worked for always provided coverage. It was so helpful and important to the overall health of my growing family.”

“But it is hard on small businesses to secure.”

“I don’t have insurance through an employer, but regardless of how it’s provided, something has got to be done about the costs without diminishing any aspects of coverage! It would be even more beautiful if health insurance was free!”

“Actually, we need to develop a top-of-the-line universal healthcare program that focuses on best-practices patient care and beyond-decent compensation for the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff, NOT the pharmaceutical and insurance companies. With a $40 trillion deficit, we are going to need to ease our way into that kind of universal healthcare program and continue to have employer-paid programs for a generation. (Which, by the way, should read employer/employee-paid programs, as part of a paycheck is benefits like healthcare.) Congress needs to get its act together, pay down the deficit, and stop all the grift in government, so that our taxes go towards programs that make high-quality healthcare affordable for all.”

“I am Canadian. Nothing about the US system makes sense to me. What if you are out of work? A freelancer? Why should my employer decide the type of coverage I get? I have waited longer for specialty care in the US than I have in Canada, so I don’t understand that argument at all. And the Canadian system — because they need to maximize the value of every dollar the government spends — is often more efficient. Machines never sit idle!”

“We need health insurance that does not depend on being employed; anyone can be fired with no notice. Our healthcare and our mortality rates are comparable to those of third-world countries. Medicare for everyone would be great; those who want more coverage can pay for it themselves.”

“I would prefer that we do NOT have our health insurance tied to any employer. It would reduce costs for our employers and streamline healthcare in the United States.”

“I would prefer insurance independent of an employer, but the cost of insurance doesn’t allow this to be a viable option.”

“The current US system is geared toward employer insurance, but if an independent model made sense, then I would not mind it.”

“I would prefer free healthcare.”

“I would prefer universal healthcare, but until that time comes, I’ll continue to be insured through my employer.”

“Whichever offers the best value for the money and actually pays for my medical needs.”

“Now, on my own. Before I retired, through employment. Enough said, lol!”

“We are retired, so independent is the only option. Expensive either way these days. When we were employed, we had great insurance benefits.”

“I’m retired, so neither would be a good answer for me.”

“I have been retired since January 1, 2025. I have been solely responsible for my insurance because, since June of 2006, my employer did not offer an insurance plan. The reason was that, because of my actual job as an onsite property manager, my monthly salary was paid in cash, as well as compensation in the form of housing. This arrangement was ideal for me. Since retiring, I have lost the monthly check I received, in addition to being solely responsible for my apartment rent.”

“I’m retired, so I’m not really able to get anything other than Medicare. That should have been an option.”

“I’m retired, and Medicare for All was not an option.”

“I have Medicare.”

“When I was working, I had to get health insurance through my employer. Now retired, it’s Medicare and a private supplemental policy.”

“Medicare pays 80%, and my supplemental pays 100% of whatever is left.”

“I’ve retired, so my best health insurance is taking care of my body, getting plenty of exercise, and being a vegan doesn’t hurt. Hopefully, I won’t need to deal with insurance, God willing.”

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