Tim Jost: The Proposed Health Reimbursement Arrangement Rule
The United States is unique among developed countries in the extent to which it ties health care financing to employment. Fifty-six percent of Americans receive health coverage through their jobs. Some health policy experts have criticized this situation, asserting that health care could be financed much more efficiently if individuals purchased the health care coverage that best suited their needs rather than relying on their employers to purchase coverage for them.