Why Do Large Employers Want To Control Their Employees Health Benefits?

There is no doubt that large employers want to offer health benefits to their employees. It does not seem to bother them that each employee is not free to spend his own money on health insurance that suits his and his family’s needs.

The effect of Obamacare on these benefits has yet to be determined. At one extreme, an analyst at S&P Capital IQ concluded earlier this year that 90 percent of employees working at companies in the S&P 500 stock index would lose their employer-based health benefits by 2020. These are the largest companies in the United States.

Nevertheless, these employers continue to commit themselves resolutely to employer-based benefits. Why?

Read the entire column at NCPA's Health Policy Blog.