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Research Reveals Folly of Managing Healthcare through Employers: Employment Policies Institute collection of research supports consumer-driven plans as more effective; no unintended consequences
February 2006 · ·
Washington, DC – Three studies released by the Employment Policies Institute reveal mandates requiring businesses to provide healthcare coverage are ineffective and ultimately result in job loss for the nation’s low-skilled employees. Research from economists at the University of Santa Cruz found that healthcare mandates fail to effectively increase coverage for the vast majority of the uninsured because those who experience loss of coverage over time are… -
Research Reveals Folly of Managing Healthcare through Employers: Employment Policies Institute collection of research supports consumer-driven plans as more effective; no unintended consequences
February 2006 · ·
Washington, DC – Three studies released by the Employment Policies Institute reveal mandates requiring businesses to provide healthcare coverage are ineffective and ultimately result in job loss for the nation’s low-skilled employees. Research from economists at the University of Santa Cruz found that healthcare mandates fail to effectively increase coverage for the vast majority of the uninsured because those who experience loss of coverage over time are… -
EPI-Sponsored Research Offers Market-Based Solutions to the Healthcare Crisis: Bush to echo recommendations on healthcare in State of the Union Address
January 2006 · ·
Washington, DC – President Bush’s strategy to address the nation’s ailing healthcare system is expected to draw heavily from the counsel of economists R. Glenn Hubbard, John F. Cogan, and Daniel Kessler, who recently encapsulated their recommendations in the peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs. This influential work was sponsored by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) and is available through the EPI website at www.epionline.org/MakingMarketsWork. EPI research has found… -
EPI-Sponsored Research Offers Market-Based Solutions to the Healthcare Crisis: Bush to echo recommendations on healthcare in State of the Union Address
January 2006 · ·
Washington, DC – President Bush’s strategy to address the nation’s ailing healthcare system is expected to draw heavily from the counsel of economists R. Glenn Hubbard, John F. Cogan, and Daniel Kessler, who recently encapsulated their recommendations in the peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs. This influential work was sponsored by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) and is available through the EPI website at www.epionline.org/MakingMarketsWork. EPI research has found… -
Research Reveals Increases in Insurance Premiums Result in Job Loss for Low-skilled Employees: A 20% increase in insurance premiums would kill 4 million jobs nationwide
January 2006 · ·
Washington, DC – A study released today by the Employment Policies Institute reveals that as the cost of insurance premiums rise, pressure on businesses to keep labor costs in check results in job loss and involuntary part-time employment concentrated among low-skilled employees. Since 2000 the cost of employer-provided insurance has increased by nearly 60 percent. This dramatic cost increase accompanies an increase in the number of uninsured… -
Research Reveals Increases in Insurance Premiums Result in Job Loss for Low-skilled Employees: A 20% increase in insurance premiums would kill 4 million jobs nationwide
January 2006 · ·
Washington, DC – A study released today by the Employment Policies Institute reveals that as the cost of insurance premiums rise, pressure on businesses to keep labor costs in check results in job loss and involuntary part-time employment concentrated among low-skilled employees. Since 2000 the cost of employer-provided insurance has increased by nearly 60 percent. This dramatic cost increase accompanies an increase in the number of uninsured…