I am talking about the public sector.

There is quite a bit of talk (there needs to be more) about how a public health insurance program (Medicare for all) would provide savings to the private business sector by lifting the responsibility of providing costly private insurance plans for their employees.

Now let's look at the public sector where I work.
The cost burden for health insurance plans to the cities, counties, states, and the federal sectors is enormous. The employees pay percentages of these costs based on their negotiated contracts but the public employer...i.e..the taxpayers, pick up the rest of the cost for these overpriced plans such as Blue Cross, etc..

A universal health insurance system with shared cost over the entire working-class both private and public would relieve this privatized burden shared by the employers and employees both private and public.
It would be a paycheck deduction like FICA and thus remove businesses and public entities from being in the health insurance provider racket, which costs them dearly. Your coverage would not be tied to the workplace.
Like Canada you get a card that you take in for dental, vision, and health care.

I am wondering if the average tax payer has thought this through?
I am wondering if the average tax payer realizes they are paying through the nose for Blue Cross, etc.. for the public employee?


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