Health Benefits at Work: An Economic and Political Analysis of Employment-Based Health Insurance

by Mark V. Pauly

Book Overview

The majority of Americans receive their health insurance for themselves and their families through their job. The employee pays a portion of the premium but the employer chooses the type and amount of coverage offered as well as administers the plan. This book addresses the question: Who really pays for employer-arranged health insurance? Are premiums paid from company profits or do employees bear the cost through lower wages? Pauly suggests that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472086448
• ISBN13: 9780472086443
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"