Survey Gauges Firms’ Plans To Drop Health Coverage

Six percent of U.S. employers with 500 or more employees and 20% of employers with between 10 and 499 workers likely will drop their health coverage when the federal health reform law is fully implemented in 2014, according to a survey of more than 2,800 employers conducted by Mercer. The findings suggest that the smaller the firm, the less likely it is to offer coverage come 2014.

• "Health Law or No, Most Businesses Likely To Keep Offering Insurance" (Parashar, Kaiser Health News, 11/9).