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EBRI Finds More Workers Eligible for Health Coverage Despite Fewer Employers Offering Health Insurance
On August 22, 2019, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) released its infographic, Why Are More Workers Eligible for Health Coverage When Fewer Employers Offer It? According to EBRI, the percentage of workers eligible for health benefits increased despite the lack of growth in employers offering health insurance.
Between 2014 and 2018, the workers eligible for health benefits increased from 75.4% to 78.0% while the percentage of employers offering health benefits declined slightly from 47.5% to 46.8%. The report suggests that more workers are migrating to jobs that offer health insurance. The recent trends indicate a shift to full-time employment, fewer individuals being considered low-wage workers, more workers employed by larger firms, and more workers employed by firms with union employees.
The infographic is available here.