wtf? Unless things change (unlikely any time soon), you're going to be working until you die :(
And for a company large enough to absorb those kinds of insurance claims without causing premiums to shoot up. What a mumped up system we have.
Until you mentioned it, I hadn't considered how mumped up our system is for the leading global superpower western democracy. Hmmm
The company I work at is going through this right now. We had a few very large claims last year, but we only have ~100 employees. Our broker for BCBS of TX quoted us a premium increase of 35% in response. That’s on a $6K deductible PPO. WTaF!?! It is forcing our CEO/CFO/HR to consider the age of who they hire next, and the health history of who they keep. We are strongly in the black so I dont expect much to change. However, if we were struggling, or ran by a PE firm, I’m not sure I’d expect to see equitable treatment. Working in an “at will” state they can let you go for pretty much anything as long as they cover their butt and dont say/do anything stupid.