Dr. Lynn Blewett

We're going to move it to the public domain. And then we have to raise the taxes. So the employer's maybe, you know, they in Vermont, it was like a 40% increase in employer taxes, because that's how much they contribute. And they get, you know, benefit from contributing to health insurance.

We're going to move it to the public domain. And then we have to raise the taxes. So the employer's maybe, you know, they in Vermont, it was like a 40% increase in employer taxes, because that's how much they contribute. And they get, you know, benefit from contributing to health insurance.

So my, you know, my bottom line is, I don't want to lose that private sector contribution to our health care coverage, which is right now provided through employers. And in some ways, You know, it's not an economist speaking now, but I don't care if it's implicit.

So my, you know, my bottom line is, I don't want to lose that private sector contribution to our health care coverage, which is right now provided through employers. And in some ways, You know, it's not an economist speaking now, but I don't care if it's implicit.

You know, sometimes we have to hide the taxes because we, you know, that is our foundation of our healthcare system is our employer-based healthcare. And it makes it complex and it's all, you know, I can hardly... describe the tax subsidy that they get, but it's really important that the private sector contribute to the cost of the system.

You know, sometimes we have to hide the taxes because we, you know, that is our foundation of our healthcare system is our employer-based healthcare. And it makes it complex and it's all, you know, I can hardly... describe the tax subsidy that they get, but it's really important that the private sector contribute to the cost of the system.

And if we move it into a public domain, then it becomes a political issue and very explicit. And that's, the economists wanna reduce that tax deduction that the employers get to make it explicit, but, um, but then we have to pay for it and we have to vote on paying for it. And so, um, so I guess that's a long winded way of saying I'm supporting universal coverage.

And if we move it into a public domain, then it becomes a political issue and very explicit. And that's, the economists wanna reduce that tax deduction that the employers get to make it explicit, but, um, but then we have to pay for it and we have to vote on paying for it. And so, um, so I guess that's a long winded way of saying I'm supporting universal coverage.

I don't want to lose the employer contribution to our health insurance coverage. And is there a way to get there, um, by, by sustaining that and, um, One answer is Germany. That's how Germany and maybe Austria supports their health insurance is by having employer mandate. Employers have to provide insurance. And then the government subsidizes the low income and people who are not working.

I don't want to lose the employer contribution to our health insurance coverage. And is there a way to get there, um, by, by sustaining that and, um, One answer is Germany. That's how Germany and maybe Austria supports their health insurance is by having employer mandate. Employers have to provide insurance. And then the government subsidizes the low income and people who are not working.

So I think there's a way to get there. There's lots of different models. But I think for our country, you know, it's going to have to be, I don't know, a I don't know what, like a huge, a huge, I don't know what the word is, transformation or a huge shift or a huge outcry. Like it's time. And there are different parts, you know, there have been different moments, like maybe this is it.

So I think there's a way to get there. There's lots of different models. But I think for our country, you know, it's going to have to be, I don't know, a I don't know what, like a huge, a huge, I don't know what the word is, transformation or a huge shift or a huge outcry. Like it's time. And there are different parts, you know, there have been different moments, like maybe this is it.

When there was a time when employers were like, we don't want to pay for healthcare. We don't understand it. It's too costly. The costs keep going up. And if employers start to sort of,

When there was a time when employers were like, we don't want to pay for healthcare. We don't understand it. It's too costly. The costs keep going up. And if employers start to sort of,

bang the drum and you know other people advocates who have been there all the time you know there may be a point where we get some some movement and some outcry like this is and it feels like after COVID and now things are costs are still going up and you know so maybe I don't know

bang the drum and you know other people advocates who have been there all the time you know there may be a point where we get some some movement and some outcry like this is and it feels like after COVID and now things are costs are still going up and you know so maybe I don't know

At the end of my career, I'm thinking, probably not in my... I tell my students, maybe not in my lifetime, but hopefully in your lifetime.

At the end of my career, I'm thinking, probably not in my... I tell my students, maybe not in my lifetime, but hopefully in your lifetime.

Well, you know, we... We leverage all the federal survey. There's about five or six federal surveys that provide information on health insurance coverage. And of course, they measure it all different ways and have different purposes. But we leverage that for mostly for state health policy, because at the federal level, and especially now, Congress, I mean, they don't do anything.

Well, you know, we... We leverage all the federal survey. There's about five or six federal surveys that provide information on health insurance coverage. And of course, they measure it all different ways and have different purposes. But we leverage that for mostly for state health policy, because at the federal level, and especially now, Congress, I mean, they don't do anything.