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Re:Google restores perks, relaxes vaccine mandates, gets set... by mohanmcgeek on Thursday February 24, 2022 @10:20PM (#30463373)
> your employer is also your health insurer

Is this really true? I thought American employers paid the group insurance premium on their employees behalf to the actual insurance companies

Is every org running its own insurance business too?

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Re:Google restores perks, relaxes vaccine mandates, gets set... by bbatha on Thursday February 24, 2022 @11:06PM (#30463608)
They are not but the group premiums are deals cut with every business so businesses are incentivized to promote employee health to cut down in their premiums.
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Re:Google restores perks, relaxes vaccine mandates, gets set... by mohanmcgeek on Friday February 25, 2022 @06:07AM (#30465972)
Why would they care _after_ they've cut the deal?
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Re:Google restores perks, relaxes vaccine mandates, gets set... by bbatha on Friday February 25, 2022 @04:32PM (#30472618)
Because the deal needs to be renegotiated periodically. The deal may also include incentive structures for continued health initiatives and may include some cost sharing between the company and the insurer.
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