A majority of Americans obtain health insurance through their place of employment, or the place of employment of an immediate family member. The Census Bureau provides more detail in Figure 7, here. However, small employers, and employers in certain sectors of the economy (e.g., retail and agriculture) are much less likely to offer coverage. In the view of many, employers that fail to offer coverage to their employees (leaving aside, for the moment, the affordability of that coverage), are morally blameworthy free-riders. A popular policy response is a