Zane Benefits Publishes “The Crisis in Employee Health Benefits 1999-2012”
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Zane Benefits, the leader in Defined Contribution and Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) solutions for business health benefits, today published an article about the crisis in employee health benefits from 1999-2012.
Traditional employer-sponsored health insurance has been hit by soaring costs in recent years, making it less affordable for employers and employees. From 1999 to 2012, the annual premium that U.S. health insurance companies charged for employer-sponsored health benefits plans increased approximately 272 percent to approximately
Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits 1999–2012
Total annual family premium
1999:
2012:
Change: +272%
Total annual single premium
1999:
2012:
Change: +256%
Average monthly employee contribution for family
1999:
2012:
Chang: +280%
Annual deductible (single)
1999:
2012:
Change: +448%
During this period, many employers stopped providing health benefits entirely.
On average, individual employees will be paying more and getting less in terms of higher deductibles, higher co-pays, higher out-of-pocket (OOP) maximums, and lower lifetime maximums. For example, since
Where Do Businesses Fit In?
Average insurance costs are soaring, but averages can be misleading since almost no employee benefit plan fits the “average”—some plans are very good and some are terrible, depending mostly on the plan design and the health and age of the company’s workforce. In 2004, when the average employer-sponsored benefit plan premium increased 11.2 percent, the premiums on 24 percent of employer plans increased less than 5 percent. In contrast, the premiums on 28 percent of employer plans increased 15 percent or more—probably due to having a higher-age workforce or more employees with catastrophic illnesses.
When it comes to choosing the best healthcare options from an employer, a client cannot rely on averages—they must first analyze their family’s healthcare requirements and then review each benefit option offered by their employer, as well as the quality and trends of their employer group. No two families and no two employers are alike.
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