The economic burden of providing health insurance how much worse off are small firms?
More than 60 percent of non-elderly Americans receive health-insurance (HI) coverage through employers, either as policyholders or as dependents. However, rising health-care costs are leading many to question the long-term viability of the employer-based insurance system. Concerns about the economic...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
RAND Corporation
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Technical report (Rand Corporation) ;
TR-559-EMKF. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427829206719 |
| Summary: | More than 60 percent of non-elderly Americans receive health-insurance (HI) coverage through employers, either as policyholders or as dependents. However, rising health-care costs are leading many to question the long-term viability of the employer-based insurance system. Concerns about the economic burden of providing HI are particularly acute for small businesses, which are both less likely than larger firms to offer HI and more sensitive to price when deciding to offer insurance. Small firms may have difficulty containing costs due to their limited bargaining power and their inability to hir |
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| Item Description: | "This research was conducted within the Kauffman-Rand Institute for Entrepreneurship Public Policy in the Rand Institute for Civil Justice"--Pref. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (81 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-62). |
| ISBN: | 9781281736765 9786611736767 9780833045027 9780833047823 |
