Employment-based Health Insurance

The overwhelming majority of L.A. County’s uninsured are workers and their family members. Three out of four L.A. County residents who are uninsured for all or part of the year are in families with at least one working adult. Unfortunately, most employees do not have access to affordable job-based insurance, as coverage rates are dropping. A smaller proportion of county residents have employer-based coverage, as compared to all Californians. Employers cite high costs of premiums as the primary reason for not offering health benefits, with an increasing portion being passed on to the employee.

Publications and Documents

Feb 25 2009
Institute of Medicine
America's Uninsured Crisis: Consequences for Health and Health Care

Feb 19 2009
Commonwealth Fund (Executive Summary)
The Path to a High Performance U.S. Health System: A 2020 Vision and the Policies to Pave the Way

Feb 19 2009
Commonwealth Fund (Full Report)
The Path to a High Performance U.S. Health System: A 2020 Vision and the Policies to Pave the Way

Jan 09 2009
Families USA
Squeezed! Caught between Unemployment Benefits and Health Care Costs

Dec 18 2008
California HealthCare Foundation and National Opinion Research Center
California Employer Benefit Survey 2008

Dec 09 2008
United Health Foundation
America's Health Rankings 2008: California Ranks 24th in Nation

Nov 21 2008
Steven Wallace, Jennifer Lee, May Jawad Aydin, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Trends in the Health of Older Californians: Data from 2001, 2003 and 2005 CA Health Interview Survey

Nov 20 2008
Stanley J. Czerwinski, Director Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office
Rising Health Care Costs Drive Long-term and Immediate Pressures

Nov 19 2008
Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
Call To Action: Health Reform 2009

Oct 22 2008
Families USA
Premiums vs. Paychecks: A Growing Burden for California's Workers


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