Trends in employer-provided health care benefits (ABSTRACT) Monthly Labor Review Online, Feb. 1991

Trends in employer-provided health care benefits

Thomas P. Burke and Rita S. Jain
Economists, Division of Occupational Pay and Employee Benefit Levels, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Rising health care costs, among other factors, have lead to the growth of nontraditional health care plans and to innovative changes in plan provisions. This article presents data on participation in alternative health care plans and other findings from the BLS Employee Benefits Survey from 1979 to 1989.

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