Health Payer Intelligence February 24, 2023
By Kelsey Waddill

Employers voiced a preference for employer-sponsored health plans over exchange coverage and expressed the conviction that, ultimately, employees share that view.

Large employers find that employer-sponsored health plans allow them to maintain control over employee health plan choice and healthcare spending in order to streamline coverage for their workforces, according to an issue brief published by The Commonwealth Fund based on an Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) survey.

Researchers from EBRI conducted interviews with 26 health benefits decision-makers. These executives worked at large firms in a variety of industries. Of the 26 interviewees, 25 employers were self-insured and most of them offered two or more types of health plans.

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Topics: Employer, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Self-insured, Survey / Study, Trends
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