Universal HealthcareBy NextBestFit

Wind down the private health insurers

Years 1–5 · State insurance commissioners; NAIC; UHADiscuss this step
← All costs for this step

Jobs: Health insurance brokers, agents & benefits consultants

There is nothing left to sell except supplementary coverage.

Result
−$5.2B
Per resident, per year
−$15
÷ 341.1M people
Per household
−$39
÷ 132.2M households

How it's calculated

#StepArithmeticValue
1
Employed today
80,362
2
Share displaced
90%
3
Jobs displaced
80,362 × 90%72,326
4
Average annual wage
$72,000
5
Annual wages lost (before reemployment and transition support)
72,326 × $72,000−$5.2B
Trade-off: Accepted under the plan's ground rules; cushioned by the worker transition program and hiring preference at UHA.