Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance in the United States — Origins and Implications
- 6 July 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 355 (1) , 82-88
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmhpr060703
Abstract
The author reviews the history of employer-sponsored health insurance in the United States and outlines how it became the cornerstone of the nation's health care system. He discusses the implications of employer-based insurance for access to and the affordability and quality of health care.Keywords
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