This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing provisions, and other relevant information. The survey continues to document employer's implementation of health reform with question on the percent of firms with grandfathered health plans and enrollment of adult children due to the new health reform law. The 2012 survey included 3,326 randomly selected public and private firms with three or more employees (2,121 of which responded to the full survey and 1,205 of which responded to an additional question about offering coverage). Researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation, NORC at the University of Chicago, and Health Research & Educational Trust designed and analyzed the survey.

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See Related Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman

To browse the 2012 online version, click on the tabs above, or follow the links below:

Sections

List of Exhibits

Or use the links below to download a printable version:

Findings:

Full Report (.pdf)

Summary of Findings (.pdf)

2012 Supplementary Survey (.pdf)

Additional Exhibits:

Chart Pack (.pdf) | Slides (.ppt)

Additional Technical Resource:

Technical Supplement: Standard Error Tables for Selected Estimates (.pdf)

Related Analysis:

The Prevalence and Cost of Deductibles in Employer Sponsored Insurance: A View from the 2012 Employer Health Benefits Survey

Premiums, Cost Sharing, and Coverage at Public, Private, and Non-Profit Employers: A View from the 2012 Employer Health Benefits Survey

A Comparison of the Availability and Cost of Coverage for Workers in Small Firms and Large Firms: A View from the 2012 Employer Health Benefits Survey

 

Health Affairs Article (NOTE: To get free access, you must left click on the link, and not open it in a new window.)

Health Benefits in 2012: Moderate Premium Increases For Employer-Sponsored Plans; Young Adults Gained Coverage Under ACA

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Archive of All Employer Health Benefits Surveys

The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust have conducted this annual survey since 1999. The archives of the Employer Health Benefits Survey include these surveys and a small business supplement of the 1998 survey conducted by the Foundation.

To request Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer Health Benefits data, please contact us.