Long-Term Trends in Employer-Based Coverage

(By Matthew Rae, Gary Claxton, Larry Levitt and Daniel McDermott for Kaiser Family Foundation)

Employer-based health insurance is the most important source of health coverage for the nonelderly, covering about 58% of this population in 2017. The workplace has long been a significant source of coverage for those in working families, although its importance has been declining for a number of years, particularly among those in lower and moderate-income households.  This brief presents data from the National Health Interview Survey to examine trends in the share of nonelderly people who receive and are offered coverage through a job. A description of our methods is available below.  Continue reading here…

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