If Massachusetts' own health reform is any indication, employer-sponsored health insurance will be safe under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

In the seven years since Massachusetts enacted its universal health care law, the number of people covered by insurance at work actually increased, running counter to nationwide trends at the same time, according to report Monday from consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Opponents of President Obama's health reform law have argued that employers dropping health coverage for their employees will be one of the big unintended consequences of the law that will hurt employees.

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