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Primer: Employer-Sponsored Insurance - AAF Executive Summary Employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) is the largest source of health coverage in the United States, covering the majority of the non-elderly population, and two-thirds of enrollees are satisfied with their coverage Though ESI is often thought of as a single concept, it is actually a heterogeneous market with significant variations in terms of health […]
The Value of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: A Summary Executive Summary Contrary to common criticisms, employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) provides significant value to beneficiaries and taxpayers far beyond the cost of the tax subsidy Employees value ESI at 75–84 percent more than employers and employees together pay for it, generating an annual private value of at least $800 billion Further, after accounting for the tax […]
How Many Are Newly Insured as a Result of the ACA? - AAF Introduction The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that 20 million people are newly insured as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) [i] This has led many to espouse claims that, accordingly, 20 million people would lose their health insurance if the ACA is repealed However, much research has been done […]
The Value of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: A Summary - AAF Key points: Contrary to common criticisms, employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) provides significant value to beneficiaries and taxpayers far beyond the cost of the tax subsidy Employees value ESI at 75–84 percent more than employers and employees together pay for it, generating an annual private value of at least $800 billion
Why ERISA Is Worth Protecting - AAF Yet ERISA, which is vital to the sustainability of ESI health plans, has faced serious threats from states and other legal challenges that seek to undermine the law’s greatest benefit: protecting employers who want to offer these health plans to their employees
How to Read the CBO Health Care Cost Estimate - AAF This week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is expected to release the cost estimate, or “score,” for the revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) The core purpose of the score will be to provide estimates of the budgetary impact and certify that the legislation satisfies the requirements to be considered under the […]
Revisiting Employer-Sponsored Insurance - AAF Back in August I wrote about the durability of the employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) system and concluded that although “[e]conomists and policymakers may think they have better answers, […] ESI has staying power, and it would behoove us to better understand the benefits of this system that make it so popular with Americans ” Since then, the […]
Five Years After Passage: The ACA by the Numbers - AAF The Affordable Care Act (ACA) changed the American health care system in myriad ways The primary objectives of the ACA were to expand insurance coverage while reducing the cost of insurance, and to rein in the increasing cost of health care Whether these goals are being achieved and at what cost to the budget and to the healthcare stakeholders are important considerations Five years after
The Staying Power of Employer-Sponsored Insurance - AAF The value of ESI is also less well defined; more data are needed on outcomes for those in ESI versus other types of coverage The reality is that despite decades of health reform efforts, ESI remains the dominant source of health insurance for Americans, with roughly 156 million covered in 2021
A Fresh Take on Employer-Sponsored Insurance - AAF Employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) is the most common source of health insurance in the United States, covering around 156 million Americans in 2021 But ESI is different things to different people To real, average Americans (not that Eakinomics knows any…), ESI is an accepted part of the health and labor market landscape and a desirable employment benefit (“Does […]