Fewer Employers Are Providing Insurance than in the Past “Higher premiums are a key reason that smaller businesses are less likely to provide insurance. A study found that more than 95 percent of employers with 100 or more employees offered coverage in 2015, a rate that has remained consistent for over a decade [Figure 28]. […]
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Employer-based Insurance is Expensive and Shrinking Employee-Paid Premiums are Rising Premiums continue to rise rapidly for employer-sponsored insurance, creating challenges for both employees and employers. Even when employers contribute the same percentage to their employees’ health insurance premiums year after year, rising premiums mean that workers’ paychecks continue to shrink. A recent survey found that […]
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