Fierce Healthcare November 2, 2023
When the Affordable Care Act was passed, some feared its changes could lead many employers to drop health coverage altogether.
That’s a trend, though, that hasn’t materialized, according to a new analysis from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). Instead, the researchers found that the percentage of workers eligible for benefits increased by 5% between 2014 and 2022.
The study shows that in 2017, the percentage of private sector employees offering benefits grew for the first time in a decade. Just over half (56.4%) of private employers offered health benefits in 2008, and that declined to 45.3% in 2016.
However, by 2020, the number grew again to 51.1%, according to the report.
Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research at...
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