The Economic Burden of Providing Health Insurance How Much Worse Off Are Small Firms?

• Hoofdauteur: Eibner, Christine (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: RAND Corporation 2008
• Onderwerpen: Working patterns & practices; Medicolegal issues; Health Sciences; Management & Organizational Behavior
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

More than 60 percent of nonelderly Americans receive health-insurance (HI) coverage through employers. However, rising health-care costs may threaten the long-term viability of the employer-based insurance system. This report explores trends in the economic burden associated with HI provision for sm...