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November 21, 2014

Poll: Employers won't drop health coverage

  • Companies in general remain committed, but the expense may become too much for smaller businesses with less control over rates and coverage.
    • By TOM MURPHY
    Associated Press

    Employers squeezed by years of rising medical costs and pressure from the health care overhaul are still making employee health insurance a priority, but that coverage may grow skimpier in the coming years.

    A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that companies that offer health insurance see it as a key tool to attract workers and keep them on the job. But they're also sweating the expense, with 86 percent citing the cost of coverage as a key factor in picking a plan.


     
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