This paper examines issues related to private health insurance exchanges, possible structures of an exchange, funding, as well as the pros, cons, and uncertainties to employers of adopting them. A summary of recent surveys on employer attitudes are examined, as are some changes that employers...

This paper examines current public opinion surrounding the future of employment-based health coverage and how it varies by demographics, health status, and selected questions on satisfaction with health care and ratings of the health care system in the United States. The public is in large part...

This paper examines public opinion surrounding the future of employment-based health coverage. Data come from the EBRI/MGA 2011 Health Confidence Survey (HCS), a survey that examines a broad spectrum of health care issues, including Americans’ satisfaction with health care today, their...

This paper presents findings from the 2011 Health Confidence Survey (HCS), the 14th wave of an annual survey that examines a broad spectrum of health care issues, including Americans’ satisfaction with health care today, their confidence in the future of the health care system and the Medicare...

This paper examines public opinion surrounding health insurance and retirement. The data come from the EBRI/MGA 2012 Health Confidence Survey (HCS), which explores a broad spectrum of health care issues, including Americans’ satisfaction with health care today, their confidence in the future...

This paper examines public opinion surrounding employment-based health coverage. Data come from the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Mathew Greenwald & Associates, Inc. 2012 Health Confidence Survey (HCS), which examines a broad spectrum of health care issues, including Americans’...

This paper examines public opinion surrounding employment-based health coverage. It uses data from the 2013 and 2014 Health and Voluntary Workplace Benefits Survey (WBS), conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Greenwald & Associates, as well as historical data from the...

As of 2012, 7 percent of employers did not cover spouses when other coverage was available to them; and 4 percent of employers with 1,000 or more employees reported not providing such spousal coverage. As of late 2012-early 2013, another 8 percent of large employers were reporting that they...

This paper examines public opinion surrounding employment-based health coverage. It uses data from the 2013 Health and Voluntary Workplace Benefits Survey (WBS), conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Greenwald & Associates, as well as historical data from the Health...

This paper presents data on health insurance coverage in California in 2013 and 2014, based on the March 2014 and 2015 Supplements to the Current Population Survey (CPS). It reflects research done by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) on health insurance coverage trends in...