2006-To Have and To Hold, In
      Sickness and In Health?

      2006-Tax, Regulate, Spend:
      Policy Impacts on Health
      Insurance

      2005-Coverage Impacts
      Across the Lifespan

      2004-Vulnerable Populations

      2004-Consumer Preferences and
      Coverage Choice

      2003-Coverage Dynamics and
      the Uninsured

      2002-Expanding the Dialogue
      on the Uninsured

      2001-Agenda Setting

Washington D.C. Joint Conference

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Research to Inform the Future

December 6, 2002
Washington, D.C.

This conference, jointly sponsored with The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund, brought together Congressional staff, public and private sector policy experts, journalists, and health policy researchers to discuss emerging trends in employment-based coverage. The discussion focused on understanding the factors influencing employer and worker decisions about health insurance and the implications for coverage policies such as tax credits, expansions of public programs, and high-deductible "consumer-driven" health plans.

Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt Employer Surveys (PPT)

Good Times, Declining Coverage: Explaining the Paradox (PPT)
Michael Chernew, The University of Michigan

Consumer-Driven Health Plans: Are They More Than Talk Now? (PPT)
Jon Gabel, Health Research and Educational Trust

Will Employers and Employees Ever Come to Their Senses about Rising Insurance Costs? (PPT)
Mark Pauly, The University of Pennsylvania

Labor Force Participation and Health Insurance Coverage: A Dynamic Interaction (PPT)
Catherine McLaughlin, ERIU, The University of Michigan