65% of Americans believe employer-sponsored health insurance is financially critical

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A new AHIP survey showed that employers feel it is important to recruitment and retention. About 65 percent of US adults feel that their employer-sponsored health insurance gives them “financial peace of mind” according to the results of a new AHIP survey. The survey was conducted as a component of a broader AHIP Coverage@Work campaign. The survey was conducted by Locust Street Group and ran from April 17 to April 25 on behalf of AHIP. The purpose was to gather insights into the thoughts adults have across the US regarding…

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Health insurance benefits are keeping a third of workers from quitting

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The Policygenius annual survey found a third of employees stay put because of their coverage. In a trend being dubbed the “Great Resignation”, health insurance benefits are holding about one in three workers in their current positions. The coverage is important enough to workers that they stay where they are instead of changing workplaces. The survey showed that 33 percent of full-time and part-time workers would be very or somewhat likely to quit their current jobs soon if it wasn’t for their health insurance benefits. Furthermore, over one quarter (26…

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Employer sponsored health insurance costs are up 4 percent this year

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The Kaiser Family Foundation data also showed that they have risen by 55 percent in 10 years. Employer sponsored health insurance costs have been rising steadily for Americans, having increased by 4 percent to $21,342 this year, according to a recently published Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) study. The annual KFF survey found that workers are paying almost $5,600 for their coverage this year. KFF’s annual survey determined that American workers are paying almost $5,600 int their employer sponsored health insurance for family coverage. In 2010, that figure had been closer…

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Millions of Americans are losing employer sponsored health insurance plans

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As workers across the country have been laid off, they’ve also been losing their medical coverage. Employees across the country who had been enjoying employer sponsored health insurance are suddenly finding themselves without a plan as the coronavirus causes millions of layoffs. In many states, the rates of uninsured residents are jumping from single to double digits. As though losing a job wasn’t enough as pandemic prevention efforts continue to hold in place, many Americans who had been covered through employer sponsored health insurance are losing their coverage, too. This…

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Employer health insurance hasn’t decreased from Obamacare

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A new survey showed the ACA has not reduced the number of employers offering these benefits. There had been strong fears that employer health insurance would plummet at the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. That said, a recent survey has shown that Obamacare doesn’t appear to have produced this result. The percentage of companies still offering benefits including health insurance to workers has stayed steady. The proportion of companies offering employer health insurance benefits to both workers and their families has stayed the same. The figure has remained essentially…

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