Health
After Years of Erosion, Mid-size and Some Small Employers Added Health Coverage in 2016
Despite predictions the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) would cause private-sector employers to stop offering health coverage to their workers, the national “offer rate” is ticking up—possibly because of a healthy economy and low unemployment rates, according to new research by EBRI.
The Impact of Offering Free Coverage on Enrollment Choice and Risk Selection in an HSA-eligible Health Plan
For employers looking to drive more workers to sign up for HSA-eligible health plans, one of the biggest financial incentives they can offer is to reduce or even eliminate the annual premiums, according to new findings by EBRI.
Trends in Health Savings Account Balances, Contributions, Distributions, and Investments, 2011-2016: Statistics from the EBRI HSA Database
The first-ever analysis of how health savings accounts (HSAs) are being used over time shows that most account owners use them more as specialized checking accounts rather than investment vehicles, according to new research by EBRI.
Consumer Engagement in Health Care: Findings from the 2016 EBRI/Greenwald & Associates Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey
So-called “consumer-driven” health plans with high deductibles are continuing to gain market share in the United States, and are having the intended effect of making people more involved in their own health care, according to new findings by EBRI.
Consumer Engagement in Health Care and Choice of Health Plan: Differences Among Millennials, Baby Boomers, and Generation X Have Implications for Plan Sponsors
There are major differences between younger millennial workers and their older Gen X and baby boomer colleagues when it comes to how they view and use health benefits, according to a new analysis by EBRI. Press release.
Value of Workplace Benefits: Findings from the 2016 Health and Voluntary Workplace Benefits Survey
Even though American workers are evenly split in their satisfaction levels with employer-provided benefits, the latest “value of benefits” by EBRI continues to find that companies offering benefits have a competitive advantage over those that do not. Press release.
