title: Self-insured employer health plans: prevalence, profile, provisions, and premiums.
abstract: Data from three recent surveys indicate that about 40 percent of workers with employment-based health insurance are enrolled in plans that their employers self-insure. Despite the considerable differences between federal regulation of these self-insured plans and state regulation of employer plans purchased from an insurance company, we find striking similarities in the populations they serve, the benefits they offer, and their premium costs. Implications for health policy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Urban Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Acs
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Marquis
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Short
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace