Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Publication Title
American Economic Review
Department
Department of Economics
Abstract
n the United States, two-thirds of the non-elderly population is covered by employer- provided health insurance (EHI). According to a Kaiser Family Foundation national survey (2003), the cost of EHI has increased by over 59 percent since 2000 with no accompanying in- crease in the scale or scope of benefits. These increases in health insurance premiums may have significant effects on labor markets, including changes in the number of jobs, hours worked per employee, wages, and compensation packages. Indeed, it is possible that a significant portion of the increase in the uninsured population may be a consequence of employers shedding this benefit as health insurance premiums rise.
DOI
10.1257/000282805774670121
Original Citation
Baicker, Katherine, and Amitabh Chandra. "The Consequences of the Growth of Health Insurance Premiums." The American Economic Review 95.2 (May 2005): 214-218.
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Baicker, Katherine and Chandra, Amitabh, "The Consequences of the Growth of Health Insurance Premiums" (2005). Dartmouth Scholarship. 3396.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/3396
