# Would opening up employer health insurance enrollment to friends/family of employees reduce uninsurance

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**Created:** [November 25, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-opening-up-employer-health-insurance-enrollment-to-friends-family-of-employees-reduce-uninsurance/975550 "2022-11-25T21:03:05Z")\
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> [@doreen](#):
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> the form we get reporting our wages for the year (W2) has included the cost of health insurance since around 2010 or so

I didn’t realize it was this recent, since it’s been there the entire time I’ve been doing taxes. It’s reported on Box 12, Code DD.

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