Chances are they are already covered by their employer though.
The lack of "affordable" healthcare really isn't a concern for the six figure tech worker class - those salaries imply quality health insurance as part of the package.
I think it's short-sighted to say that the lack of a social safety net is of no concern to a well-paid tech worker.
Isn't it? Let's do the math... A leukimia treatment drug that is virtually free in most advanced European healthcare will cost virtually 0 USD/year.
In india the same drug might as far as 2.5k/year. In the USA the same drug (patent hold by Novartis) costs 70k/year.
Let's say you are living in SF. You get paid anywhere between 80 and 120k/year at a top IT company and you have to give 70k/year away: 120-70 = 50k. Are 50k/year enough to live in SF, Silicon Valley or the Bay Area?
I really do wonder though, since there's zero guarantee in the US that one would remain employed through all of this.
[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/why-chemo...