Employer Health Benefit Survey 2007

This national employer  survey  provides a detailed look at trends in employer-based health coverage, including changes in premiums, employee contributions, cost sharing policies and other relevant information.

The 2007 survey included 1,839 public and private firms with three or more employees. The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust jointly conduct the survey.

California Employer Health Benefits Survey - 2007

Health insurance premiums increased by 8.3 percent in California in 2007.  This was higher than the 8.7% in 2006 and the cumulative effect has been an 86.3% increase since 2002.  The 2007 California Employer Health Benefits Survey released by the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF), however, still finds health insurance costs outstripped the overall 3.4 percent statewide inflation rate.

Conducted by The Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), the annual survey highlights statistics and trends specific to California and provides comparisons between the state and the nation.

Consumer-Directed Products

Survey of 28 leading consumer-directed insurance plans representing 800,000 HSA/HRA enrollments. The survey was conducted during the 4th quarter of 2004.

Health Care Costs 101

This annual survey  provides general background on U.S. health spending, with detail for California where available. Just how much money is being spent on health care and how does this compare to inflation? Where are the funds coming from and what are they being spent on? Which categories of spending are increasing the fastest? Has growth in prescription drug spending continued to slow? With the increase in copays and deductibles, are consumers now paying a bigger share of the bill? The guide addresses these questions and more.

California Employer Health Benefits Survey - 2004
A survey of California employers released by the California Healthcare Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) shows that premiums for employer sponsored health insurance increased 15.8% in 2003, higher than the national average increase of 13.9% and nearly seven times the rate of inflation. Over the past three years, total premiums for family coverage in California increased by almost 42%. Workers contributions for family coverage increased by nearly 70%.
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Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medical Cost Reference Guide
The Medical Cost Reference Guide is a compendium of some of the best secondary research available focusing on the key drivers of healthcare costs.
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Employer Health Benefits 2004
This annual survey of employers provides detailed insights into trends in employer-based health coverage, including changes in premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing policies and other relevant information. The 2004 survey included 3,017 randomly selected public and private firms with three or more employees and was conducted jointly by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust.
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MEPS - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (interactive survey data)
With MEPSnet/IC you have easy access to national statistics and trends about health insurance offered by private establishments and state and local governments. Go to MEPSnet/IC

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