The plans offer premiums that are, on average, about 19 percent cheaper than the cost of more common insurance plans with lower deductibles, according to statistics from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust.
The plans offer premiums that are, on average, about 19 percent cheaper than the cost of more common insurance plans with lower deductibles, according to statistics from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust.
Every year between 2000 and 2006, health insurance premiums increased more than twice as fast as workers' salaries, according to the Health Research and Educational Trust and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
That figure was announced by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust, which conduct an annual survey of employer-sponsored health coverage.
The burden of a fragmented system of coverage falls heaviest on the small employer and their workers," said Mary Pittman, president of the Health Research and Educational Trust, which partnered with Kaiser on the survey.
The Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET), The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and the Medical Group Management Association will develop the tools, entitled, "Pathways for Patient Safety.
According to a recent national study by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust, there has been a 9-percentage-point decrease between 2000 and 2005 in the percentage of companies that offer health insurance to their employees.
The percentage of businesses offering health insurance to their workers has declined steadily over the last five years as the cost of providing coverage continues to outpace inflation and wage growth--the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust The survey found that three in five firms (60 percent) offered coverage to workers in 2005, down significantly from 69 percent in 2000 and 66 percent in 2003.
