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Originally Posted by pnwmdk
WWII introduced profound government involvement, by the act of limiting employee pay. To attract employees, employers often offered non-monetary compensation as incentive to keep or gain needed employees.
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I think WIKI
might be a tad off on this one.
To the best of my knowledge, FDR's executive order was never implemented.
The unions fought for healthcare insurance and the first employer sponsored healthcare benefit happened in Texas for the Dallas Teachers union in the 1920's.
There was a labor shortage during the war years that persisted in many sectors into the 50's and 60's.
This timeframe also coincided with the peak union years. By the end of the 50's 70-75% ( depends on source of information) of employees were covered by employer sponsored healthcare plans.
Employer sponsored healthcare has been on the decline since 2000.Not all group healthcare policies are the same. The high deductible low cap policies are often useless for routine medical visits or serious illness/hospitalization.
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