Enhancing employee capacity to prioritize health insurance benefits

Options to Re-Design State Employee Health Insurance Benefits Presented

The State Employees’ Group Health Insurance Program has experienced growth in health care costs resulting in projected program deficits beginning in Fiscal Year 2001-02. Expenses are projected to exceed revenues by $28.8 million in Fiscal Year 2000-01 and are projected to exceed revenues by $121.3 million in 2001-02 and $225.1 million in 2002-03. The Legislature should consider options in four ...

Employee responses to health insurance premium increases.

OBJECTIVE To determine the sensitivity of employees' health insurance decisions--including the decision to not choose health maintenance organization or fee-for-service coverage--during periods of rapidly escalating healthcare costs. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective cohort study of employee plan choices at a single large firm with a "cafeteria-style" benefits plan wherein employees paid all the a...

Trends In Employee Health Benefits

Trends In Employee Health Benefits

Trends In Employee Health Benefits