The 2018 Transamerica Center for Health Studies study found employers are offering benefits at the highest level since 2013, the first year the study was conducted. (Photo: iStock)

A new survey underscores the concern that Americans feel about possible changes in the health care landscape, but also offers a glimmer of hope:  whatever happens, employers remain committed to providing health benefits.

The Transamerica Center for Health Studies (TCHS) survey is an annual study of employer decision-makers; it included results from 1,350 respondents in its latest report. The survey finds many of the same issues that the business community has struggled with in recent years: challenges with keeping health care costs in line, employees who worry about losing health coverage, efforts to create a healthier work force, and concerns about policy changes and regulations on the state or federal level.

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