Sure, but the inexplicable bit is that there's no actual reason it has to be that way.
There's no reason why a law cannot be passed amending the tax code to make health insurance premiums paid by an individual tax deductible.
I'm not saying it would be easy to get such a law passed, but that doesn't change the fact that it's stupid to have health insurance tied to your employer.
(At any rate, health insurance premiums are tax deductible, but the rules are annoying and require that your healthcare spending be a certain percentage of your income.)
There's no reason why a law cannot be passed amending the tax code to make health insurance premiums paid by an individual tax deductible.
I'm not saying it would be easy to get such a law passed, but that doesn't change the fact that it's stupid to have health insurance tied to your employer.
(At any rate, health insurance premiums are tax deductible, but the rules are annoying and require that your healthcare spending be a certain percentage of your income.)