When it comes to businesses providing health coverage for employees, there’s a mad dash for the exits, right?
Maybe not, according to a recent survey of more than 1,300 U.S. employers of varying sizes. Consultants at Oliver Wyman’s health practice wondered how employers are weighing the increasing costs of providing health insurance and the potential exit strategy paths available under the federal health law (if it survives the Supreme Court).
Bottom line: only 8 percent of the employers surveyed have plans to drop coverage altogether. But half of the companies surveyed do plan to make big changes to the coverage they offer.
See full article at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/30/153981506/employers-less-likely-to-drop-coverage-than-you-might-think?ps=sh_sthdl