Thursday, April 11, 2013

Insurance Through Employer Numbers Down



A new report shows fewer Virginians are getting health insurance through their employer.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report found that 66 percent of Virginia residents got their insurance through a job in 2011, down from 75 percent in 2000.
In Virginia, the percentage of private sector employers offering coverage fell from 60 percent in 2000 to about 56 percent in 2011.
The rate of employees taking employee-sponsored insurance in Virginia declined from 82 percent in 2000 to about 75 percent in 2011.