Background: Employer-sponsored health insurance, particularly for retirees with limited
incomes, plays a major funding role in Canadian health care, including prescription drugs …

Although millions of older Americans rely on employer-sponsored retiree health benefits to
help pay their medical expenses, declines in this coverage have been documented. Using …

As health care costs have been rising, especially for prescription drugs, employers have
curtailed access to employer-sponsored retiree health insurance, especially for future …

According to a report released today by the US Census Bureau, the number of uninsured
Americans under age 65 rose from 45.7 million in 2008 to 50.0 million in 2009. The overall …

This paper presents evidence of the dynamics of health insurance coverage between 2008
and 2014 among early retirees, defined as individuals ages 55 to 64 who are not in the labor …

Using both employer-and beneficiary-level data, we examined trends in employer-
sponsored retiree health insurance and prospects for future coverage. We found that retiree …

Most Americans, particularly those under age 65, rely on health insurance offered through
the workplace. Given continuing high unemployment, it comes as no surprise that the share …

The majority of nonelderly people get their health coverage through an employer-based
plan. This issue brief uses data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to examine …

Employer-sponsored retiree health insurance plays a crucial role in the health and income
security of older adults. In recent years, however, employers appear to have cut back on …

According to a report released today by the US Census Bureau, the number of uninsured
Americans under age 65 rose from 48.3 million in 2009 to 49.1 million in 2010. When …