Half the workers who receive health insurance through their employer say their out-of-pocket expenses increased this year, according to the Employee Benefits Research Institute.
Affordable Care Act proponents will find good news in that number, as it represents an improvement on that data point in EBRI’s annual Health and Voluntary Workplace Benefits Survey, which surveys 1,500 workers and tracks their satisfaction with the health care market and workplace benefits.
Last year, roughly the same number saw higher costs – which is a historically low out-of-pocket inflation rate. In 2007, 67 percent of respondents reported increased out-of-pocket costs. In 2010 – the year the ACA was enacted – 63 percent saw increases.
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Nick Thornton
Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.
