Spending by Employers on Health Insurance: A Data Brief (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Oct. 10, 2007 |
| Report Number |
RS22735 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Jennifer Jenson, Domestic Social Policy Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
Despite concerns about the cost of benefits, small and large employers togetherprovide health coverage for most Americans, about 60% of the population in 2006.1 Butas the amount that employers pay for health insurance has been increasing - bothabsolutely and as a share of labor costs - the percent of the population covered hasbeen decreasing.To describe employer contributions for health insurance, this report presents datafrom two employer surveys. The first, conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation andthe Health Research and Educational Trust, provides information on premiums foremployer-sponsored health insurance. The second, from the Department of Labor,provides information on employer costs for employee compensation, including costs forwages and salaries, health insurance, and other benefits.
