2002 Survey of Trends in Employer Health Insurance
Award Amount:
$71,625
Approval Date:
July 9, 2002
Start Date:
August 1, 2002
End Date:
April 30, 2003
National Opinion Research Center
1155 East 60th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Principal Investigator:
Tom W. Smith, Ph.D.
With the return of double-digit inflation in health insurance premiums, large and small employers alike are rethinking the level of support and range of health benefits they provide to their employees. To gather new information about the future of health benefits, this project will add health insurance questions to the National Opinion Research Center's 2002 survey of 900 employers. These questions will help assess employers' planned changes to their health coverage in late 2002 and early 2003. Reports based on the survey will focus on the implications of plan changes for working families and public policies now under consideration. Fund support will pay for health insurance questions, and the Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance will conduct the analyses.