Exhibit 2.6: Percentage of Employers Providing a Choice of Health Plans, by Firm Size, 2005
Larger firms (200 or more workers) are much more likely to offer employees a choice of health plans than are smaller firms. Only 19% of all small employers offered a choice of plans in 2005, compared to 73% of large employers and 83% of jumbo firms. However, larger companies employed a larger share of workers than did smaller firms. Thus, while only 20% of all firms offered a choice of plans in 2005, 63% of covered workers could select among multiple plans.
*Distribution is statistically different from All Firms at p<.05.
Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits, 2005. From Exhibit 4.2, at http://www.kff.org/insurance/7315/sections/ehbs05-4-2.cfm, and Exhibit 4.3, at http://www.kff.org/insurance/7315/sections/ehbs05-4-3.cfm.
