Work, Health, And Insurance: A Shifting Landscape For Employers And Workers Alike
| Autor: | Thomas C. Buchmueller, Robert G. Valletta |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Employment Male Economic growth Health Status Self-insurance Medical underwriting Insurance Coverage Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Humans Casualty insurance 030212 general & internal medicine Income protection insurance Health policy Aged Public economics Salaries and Fringe Benefits Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 030503 health policy & services Health Policy Middle Aged General insurance United States Key person insurance Health Benefit Plans Employee Female Risk pool Business 0305 other medical science |
| Zdroj: | Health Affairs. 36:214-221 |
| ISSN: | 1544-5208 0278-2715 |
| DOI: | 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1200 |
| Popis: | We examined the complex relationship among work, health, and health insurance, which has been affected by changing demographics and employment conditions in the United States. Stagnation or deterioration in employment conditions and wages for much of the workforce has been accompanied by the erosion of health outcomes and employer-sponsored insurance coverage. In this article we present data and discuss the research that has established these links, and we assess the potential impact of policy responses to the evolving landscape of work and health. The expansion of insurance availability under the Affordable Care Act may have helped reduce the burden on employers to provide health insurance. However, the act's encouragement of wellness programs has uncertain potential to help contain the rising costs of employer-sponsored health benefits. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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