Oops. The private exchange juggernaut may have just hit a bump in the road to success.

Myriad studies have tried to fathom whether major employers will decide to shift their employees to the growing number of private health exchanges. Some research has suggested shifting workers to a private exchange model will result in health coverage cost savings for employers.

Many of the studies have been funded by the consulting firms that offer private exchange services, and these have tended to support the notion that employers will eventually see the exchanges as a viable alternative to directly offering health coverage to workers.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.