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by Domenic_S 798 days ago
> average consumer is with their health insurance provider for about 3 years

Are they? That sounds right for how long they're with an employer, but if I move companies I'm probably going with the same insurance carrier under the new company's plan. The total list of carriers [0] is pretty dang small (and not every licensed company is doing new policies).

Even if what you say is true it seems like reciprocity would make up for it - Company A pays and Company B benefits like you say, but for every situation like that there's a situation where Company B pays and Company A benefits.

[0] https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/110-health/20-look...

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> That sounds right for how long they're with an employer, but if I move companies I'm probably going with the same insurance carrier under the new company's plan.

At least middle sized companies seem to change insurers commonly enough that both my wife and I have had our employers change said insurers in the middle of our employment.