Health
“After” Math: The Impact and Influence of Incentives on Benefit Policy
Workers routinely rank their employment-based health coverage as the most important benefit they receive, followed by a retirement plan—but the tax preferences that support them are drawing increased scrutiny. Drawing from presentations at EBRI’s 70th biannual policy forum, this Issue Brief examines the implications, costs, and consequences of changes to federal tax preferences for private-sector employment-based benefits.
Private Health Insurance Exchanges and Defined Contribution Health Plans: Is It Déjà Vu All Over Again?
Federal health care reform legislation and the desire of employers to limit their health insurance costs are likely to fuel interest in so-called “defined contribution” health benefits and private health insurance exchanges, according to a new report by EBRI.
Effects of Nursing Home Stays on Household Portfolios
As more American senior citizens are entering nursing homes they face the likelihood that their household wealth will be quickly depleted, according to new research by EBRI.
Employment-Based Health Benefits: Trends in Access and Coverage, 1997-2010
Most Americans get their health coverage through their jobs, but new research from EBRI shows that fewer workers have access to this benefit.
