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Can You Count on a COBRA Subsidy? Maybe Not

April 17, 2009 11:05 AM ET | Michelle Andrews | Permanent Link | Print

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This subject should serve to remind us

that our American habit of tying health care financing to workplaces is industrial-strength dumb.

Time was, especially back in the era of higher income taxes on employer incomes, this worked halfway well. Now, not so much.

We don't need "Cobra" continuation, a provision after all that was snuck past Reagan (who would have othrwise vetoed it) in the "Consolidated Omnibus BUDGET Reconciliation Act" of 1985, as much as we need a universal health care coverage for every citizen---funded by every citizen.

Beats me why Christians have not been banging the drum on this for years. There is something fundamentally wrong with the idea that health care is still seen as a "business" issue rather than a "social issue". Other countries made this jump a long time ago and they spend half what we do with this errant gamesmanship.

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Senior Writer Michelle Andrews reports on how to be a smart health consumer and get the best care for your money. Write to her at onhealthmoney@usnews.com.

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