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- Title
Employment-Based Health Benefits: Trends and Outlook.
- Abstract
The article presents information on the research paper "Employment-Based Health Benefits: Trends and Outlook," by Paul Fronstin, appeared in the "EBRI Issue Brief." Since 1994, the percentage of Americans under age 65 who receive employment-based health insurance has increased. Between 1994 and 1999, the percentage of children covered by a job-based health plan rose from 58.1% to 61.5%. For adults, the percentage increased from 66.1% to 67.6% over the same period. Employers have increasingly offered health benefits to workers in spite of rising health care costs. The percentage of small companies offering health benefits increased from 54% to 67% between 1998 and 2000. Most employers have not shifted cost increases to employees. As a result of financial accounting standard reforms, many employers overhauled their retiree health benefit plans, and some eliminated the benefit completely. Health benefit costs and labor market conditions will have a major influence on the future of the employment-based health benefit system.
- Subjects
EMPLOYEE benefits; EMPLOYER-sponsored health insurance; FRONSTIN, Paul; EMPLOYERS; HEALTH insurance; LABOR market
- Publication
Benefits Quarterly, 2001, Vol 17, Issue 4, p101
- ISSN
8756-1263
- Publication type
Article