[y7]

> The obvious solution is to make it tax-deductible.

Or make employer paid health insurance count as income and therefore not tax-deductible.

[WalterBright]

True. Total employee compensation is around 145% of their salary. The government could tax that extra 45%, but I doubt that would fly politically.

Typical accounts of employee compensation only measure wages and salaries. I've only seen the WSJ using total employee compensation, which is a far more realistic figure.

[okasaki]

That's how it works in the UK