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September 24, 2012 at 10:53 AM
U.S. adults seem to be feeling a little more satisfied with their own health coverage these days, and a little more confident that their employers will continue to offer group health insurance plans.
Paul Fronstin, an analyst at the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), has reported that finding in a summary of results from a telephone survey of 800 U.S. residents ages 21 and older.
EBRI, a think tank known for its retirement confidence surveys, found that the share of survey participants who were somewhat, very or extremely confident about their ability to get needed treatments was 83 percent, the same as in 2011, and up slightly from 81 percent in 2010.
The share of participants who said they were somewhat, very or extremely confident about their ability to afford care without financial hardship increased to 64 percent, from 61 percent, and the share who said their employers are somewhat, very or extremely likely to continue to offer health coverage increased to 82 percent, from 81 percent.
