EBRI Fast Facts
Health Insurance in America: Where We Get It, How Long We Keep It, and the Evolving HDHP Landscape
Summary
The most recent EBRI/Greenwald Research Consumer Engagement in Health
Care Survey found that the majority of insured individuals still receive
their health insurance
through their employer. In fact, most people with private
health insurance reported getting their coverage through their own job
or through a spouse’s job. Only a small
percentage said they get it directly from a health insurance
carrier or from a government exchange. This
Fast Fact
reports on the health care plan trends
and choices of over 2,000 consumers 21–64 years old.