"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
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In article ,
Steve Stone wrote:

But what is a 'typical' (or average) USA cost?
Is that total premium or just what you pay? The OP was discussing
total premium, you and employer parts.

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What some do not know is that the very large companies do not really pay any
insurance. They pay the insurance companies to handle the billing, but they
are the ones actually paying the claims.
That means you are really giving the company some money back. It would be
just as easy for the company to pay for all the medical insurance and cut
the wages.
It just does not make the dumb employee feel like the company is treating
him badly.