Employers' views on incremental measures to expand health coverage.
This paper examines employers' views on the importance of health benefits and their perspective on policies aimed at expanding health coverage, reducing administrative expenses, and improving the quality of care. Employers of all sizes hold a positive view of the value of health benefits in attracting and retaining workers and in improving workers' health and productivity. Small employers support strategies that would make coverage more affordable; large employers support policies that reduce administrative costs and improve quality. Both support policies that would require additional administrative action as opposed to greater financial commitment on the part of firms in expanding coverage.
Whitmore
Heidi
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Center for Studying Health System Change, Washington, DC, USA. hwhitmore@hschange.org
Collins
Sara R
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Gabel
Jon
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Pickreign
Jeremy
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D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017047:Cost Sharing; D004526:Efficiency; D005544:Forecasting; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D010559:Personnel Management; D014481:United States