AXIOS September 26, 2019
Employer-based health insurance isn’t a monolith — the cost and generosity of that coverage varies widely. And that likely affects how open workers would be to “Medicare for All” or a public insurance option.
The big picture: Democrats’ health care plans would offer a better deal to many low-wage workers than to their higher-wage counterparts.
By the numbers: The Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual survey of employer health benefits illustrates this divide.
- Roughly 36 million American workers earn $25,000 per year or less — retail workers, personal care attendants, warehouse workers and many more.
- Just 33% of workers at lower-wage firms offering health benefits are covered by their employer’s health benefits, well below the 63% share...
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