Employer-Provided Insurance Down by 2%, Study Finds
The number of U.S. adults younger than age 65 with employment-based health insurance declined to 59%, down by more than two percentage points from 2008 and the lowest level since 1994, according to a report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The report found that the number of employed U.S. residents who did not receive insurance through their jobs increased from 17.4% in 2008 to 18.9% in 2009.
- "Employer-Provided Health Insurance Down" (United Press International, 9/24).