|
Average annual employee premiums |
Percent of household income |
| Below 227% of federal poverty level |
$2,118 |
7.3% |
| 227%-299% of poverty |
$2,671 |
5.2% |
| 300%-399% of poverty |
$3,416 |
5.2% |
| 400% of poverty or more |
$3,354 |
2.9% |
It's much easier for wealthier Americans to get employer-sponsored health insurance than it is for those who earn less.
A report by the Government Accountability Office found that only 69.3% of workers earning less than 400% of the federal poverty level are offered coverage through jobs, while 92.4% of those at 400% or more are.
Source: "CMS Should Improve Efforts to Assess whether SCHIP is Substituting for Private Health Insurance," Government Accountability Office, February (www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-252)
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The print version of this content appeared in the April 13, 2009 issue of American Medical News.
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