Forum Examines Future Of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage
According to Paul Fronstin, a senior research associate for the Employee Benefit Research Institute, only 5% of employees who decide not to enroll in health plans offered by their employers lack coverage, an indication that few workers lack coverage because of cost employer coverage. Robert Galvin, director of global health care for General Electric, said that the U.S. should retain the employer-based health insurance system but begin to link the price and quality of health care to make the system more "value-driven."
In the event that the federal government requires all U.S. residents to obtain health insurance, employers should have the ability to decide whether to offer coverage to employees, and workers should have the ability to decide whether to enroll in health plans offered by their employers or other available plans, Hyman said (Walker, CQ HealthBeat, 9/24).
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