Number: RS22735
Title: Spending by Employers on Health Insurance: A Data Brief
Authors: Jennifer Jenson, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: Despite concerns about the cost of benefits, small and large employers together provide health coverage for most Americans, about 60% of the population in 2006.1 But as the amount that employers pay for health insurance has been increasing - both absolutely and as a share of labor costs - the percent of the population covered has been decreasing. To describe employer contributions for health insurance, this report presents data from two employer surveys. The first, conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust, provides information on premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance. The second, from the Department of Labor, provides information on employer costs for employee compensation, including costs for wages and salaries, health insurance, and other benefits.
Pages: 6
Date: October 10, 2007