Health Action 2007 Tool Kit: Private Insurance

•  General

•  Expanding Coverage: Bad Ideas 

General

Private Health Insurance 101 (Kaiser.edu)

Typical Health Benefit Package in Private Industry (Employee Benefit Research Institute)

Employer Health Benefits 2006 Summary of Findings (Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust)

Changes in Employees’ Health Insurance Coverage, 2001-2005 (Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured)

Access to Affordable Insurance for Individuals and Small Businesses: Barriers and Potential Solutions (Community Catalyst)

On the Fringe: The Substandard Benefits of Workers in Part-Time, Temporary, and Contract Jobs (The Commonwealth Fund)

Squeezed: Why Rising Exposure to Health Care Costs Threatens the Health and Financial Well-Being of American Families (The Commonwealth Fund)

Premiums versus Paychecks: A Growing Burden for Workers (Families USA)

• use the drop-down menu on the right-hand side of the page to find your state
• click on "Other Resources"
• click on "Premiums versus Paychecks: A Growing Burden for [your state]'s Workers"

Understanding How Health Insurance Premiums Are Regulated (Families USA)

Helping the Working Poor Buy Insurance: Addressing Barriers to Premium Assistance (NGA Center for Best Practices)

Time Line for Continuing Health Coverage under COBRA (Employee Benefit Research Institute)

Consumer Rights Center (Families USA)

For Further Reading (Families USA)

Expanding Coverage: Bad Ideas

Stop Bad Ideas—HSAs: Missing the Target (Families USA)

Stop Bad Ideas—How HSAs Can Drain Your Wallet and Harm Your Health (Families USA)

Six Reasons to Be Wary of High-Deductible HSA Plans (Families USA)

Stop Bad Ideas—AHPs: Bad Medicine for Small Employers (Families USA)

The Enzi Bill: Bad Medicine for America (Families USA)

Stop Bad Ideas—H.R. 2355, The Health Care Choice Act: The Wrong Prescription for America’s Health Care Needs (Families USA)

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