The 2010 Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer Health Benefits was released on September 2, 2010. Click here for more information.

This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing provisions, and other relevant information. The survey continued to document the prevalence of high-deductible health plans associated with a savings option and included new questions on health risk assessments. The 2009 survey included 3,188 randomly selected public and private firms with three or more employees (2,054 of which responded to the full survey and 1,134 of which responded to an additional question about offering coverage). Researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation, the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, and Health Research & Educational Trust designed and analyzed the survey.

News Release

Full Report (.pdf)

Summary of Findings (.pdf)

Chart Pack (.pdf)

Additional Presentation Slides (.pdf)

See Related Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman

Health Affairs article (NOTE: To get free access, you must left click on the link, and not open it in a new window.)

Health Affairs Web Exclusive Article

Full Article | Abstract

Technical Supplement: Standard Error Tables for Selected Estimates (.pdf)

Archive of All Employer Health Benefits Surveys

The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust have conducted this annual survey since 1999. The archives of the Employer Health Benefits Survey include these surveys and a small business supplement of the 1998 survey conducted by the Foundation.