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by mAEStro-paNDa 2509 days ago
>I really doubt anyone times their quitting to the start of the month. People just up and quit because they don't want to work.

I won't defend the specific scenario given but the second sentence there is a huge generalization. You're correct that insurance plans don't start immediately, but that also leaves people in a difficult, even if temporary, situation.

Europeans however are correct to think that the healthcare system in the US is abysmal, because it is. All this goes without saying that employment-tied insurance puts people in precarious positions, which is obvious.