[...] if the future is dependent on workers who cannot turn to theri employers of record to provide healthcare, society needs an alternative that reflects reality. Some make the case for unviersal healthcare, taking a charitable stance. The sick deserve our collective care. The cold bottom-line truth of on-demand economies is that companies need a healthy labor pool, and preventive, comprehensive care for all is the most cost-effective way to keep a pool of people healthy. And because being "between jobs" will not longer make sense, all citizens of adult working age should have access to paid afmily leave so that no one has to choose between caring for aloved ones or a newborn and maing a living.