For better or worse, health insurance in the United States is largely furnished by employers. One of the worse aspects of employer funded health care is that people may be less likely to change jobs, or to start a business. Here’s another possible consequence of repealing the Affordable Care Act: It would be harder for many people to retire early. That’s the topic of this week’s Healthcare Triage. This episode was adapted from a column Austin Frakt wrote for the Upshot. Links to sources and further reading can be found there: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/upshot/if-obamacare-exits-some-may-need-to-rethink-early-retirement.html Try our sponsor, Squarespace! http://www.squarespace.com/triage John Green -- Executive Producer Stan Muller -- Director, Producer Aaron Carroll -- Writer Mark Olsen – Graphics Meredith Danko – Social Media http://www.twitter.com/aaronecarroll http://www.twitter.com/crashcoursestan http://www.twitter.com/johngreen http://www.twitter.com/olsenvideo And the housekeeping: 1) You can support Healthcare Triage on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr Every little bit helps make the show better! 2) Check out our Facebook page: http://goo.gl/LnOq5z 3) We still have merchandise available at http://www.hctmerch.com