The primary federal law governing employment-based retirement and health benefits in the private sector is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, known as ERISA. Under ERISA, the regulation of employment-based health benefit plans has evolved into a system in which both the federal...

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...

There is a widespread impression among Canadians that their health-care system is universal, comprehensive and equitable. Given this impression, Canadians may be surprised to discover that, for instance, while annual physicals and receiving advice on dealing with cold symptoms are covered by the...

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’...

Background: Given the psychological and physiological inflexibilities of emergency workers including law enforcement agents, elevated blood pressure presents serious public health and clinical concerns, Police job is often regarded to as risky profession, hence requires special attention to the...

This paper examines workers’ opinions surrounding employment-based health coverage. It uses data from the 2013-2015 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...

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...

Spanish Abstract: El problema del acceso a los medicamentos no obedece siempre al rol cuestionable de la industria farmacéutica, como sí en gran medida a los Estados, responsables inmediatos por el abandono de millones de pacientes en los países bajo el umbral de pobreza y desarrollo. Para...

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...