EPI’s Health Policy Research team analyzes the U.S. health care system through the lens of low- and moderate income families’ living standards, with special attention to employer-sponsored health insurance, the burden of health costs, and disparities in access and outcomes.
Employer-sponsored health insurance erosion accelerates in the recession
The share of Americans under age 65 covered by employment-based health insurance eroded for the ninth year in a row, falling from 61.9% in 2008 to 58.9% in 2009.
