Table of Contents

Effects of Changes to the Health Insurance System on Labor Markets

• The Current Link Between Employment and Health Insurance 11
• • Who Bears the Cost of Employment-Based Health Insurance? 22
  • Health Insurance and the Decision to Work 22
  • Health Insurance and Choice of Jobs 22
• Effects of Changes in the Health Insurance System on Labor Markets 33
• • Imposing a Play-or-Pay Requirement on Employers 33
  • Imposing a Surcharge on Employers Whose Workers Receive Health Care Subsidies 55
  • Expanding or Creating Individual Subsidies for Health Insurance 55
  • Capping the Exclusion of Employment-Based Insurance 77
  • Giving Preferential Treatment to Small Businesses 77
  • Enhancing the Individual Insurance Market or Creating Exchanges 77
• Effects of Changes to the Health Insurance System on International Competitiveness 88