Why do companies provide health insurance in the US instead of just increasing wages by equivalent amount?

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Is it because of tax benefits or something similar? If so, couldnt the government provide the same tax benefits to individuals to make healthcare insurance more affordable to everyone?

disclaimer: I am not from the US

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I had an employer promise this upon my hire awhile back, they paid a little bit over local industry standards, but the difference was barely enough to get a very basic plan with massive copays and no dental or vision or other options the first year or two.

However after hire, raises weren’t anywhere enough to keep up with the rising insurance prices and basic inflation.

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