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Workers Value Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage

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Employees value health coverage from employers, and it is the most important benefit an employer can offer their workers. Image for illustration purposes
Employees value health coverage from employers, and it is the most important benefit an employer can offer their workers. Image for illustration purposes

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‌US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Employees value health coverage from employers, and it is the most important benefit an employer can offer their workers.

Why it matters: The findings from a survey sponsored by Protecting Americans Coverage Together – a coalition that includes the Chamber – reaffirm the high degree of importance workers have in employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI). Policymakers should do more to support and strengthen it.

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By the numbers:

·  96% said health insurance was either “Extremely important” (83%) or “Very important” (13%) to them

·  93% said they were satisfied with their insurance

·  87% said their plans are affordabl

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Be smart: 89% of Americans prefer to get health coverage through an employer than through other means.

·  And: 81% said they would rather receive their coverage from an employer than a government-provided health plan

Our take: “Employees value their employer-sponsored health coverage,” said Katie Mahoney, Chamber Vice President of Health Policy. “ESI is working for the people with access to it, and the goal of policymakers should be to strengthen and bolster the system to help more people.”

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