The health care free ride
By Josh Bivens
Elise Gould
Alexander Hertel-Fernandez
July 30, 2009
July 30, 2009 | EPI Issue Brief #259
The health care free ride
Reform should help distribute responsibility for coverage more evenly between industries
By Josh Bivens, Elise Gould, and Alexander Hertel-Fernandez
This EPI Issue Brief looks at the phenomenon of “deadbeat industries” that provide health insurance to comparatively few of their workers and their workers’ dependents. While it has been relatively straightforward to document when workers in a given industry receive ESI coverage through a spouse, this Issue Brief is the first to document sources of ESI dependent coverage by industry.
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