Employer-sponsored health insurance : trends in cost and access /

This report is intended to answer questions that might arise during discussions about options for affordable health insurance coverage. Based on data obtained by the Federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), an ongoing series of annual...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stanton, Mark W.
Corporate Author:	United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Rockville, Md. : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, [2004]
Series:	Research in action (United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) ; issue #17. AHRQ publication ; no. 04-0085.
Subjects:	Employee fringe benefits > United States. Health insurance > United States. Health Benefit Plans, Employee > economics > United States. Health Benefit Plans, Employee > trends > United States. Eligibility Determination > United States. Insurance Coverage > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS91656

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Summary:	This report is intended to answer questions that might arise during discussions about options for affordable health insurance coverage. Based on data obtained by the Federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), an ongoing series of annual surveys, it answers the questions: What are the recent trends in offer, eligibility, and enrollment rates?; What impact does firm size have on whether or not employers offer health insurance?; What factors affect whether employees enroll in insurance programs?; Who is less likely to have employer-sponsored insurance?
Item Description:	Title from PDF caption (viewed Mar. 5, 2008). "September 2004." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (11 pages).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 8-9).