Exhibit 12.1: Percentage of Firms That Shopped for a New Plan, and the Percentage of These Firms Reporting That They Changed Health Plan Types or Insurance Carriers in the Last Year, by Firm Size, 2004
Percentage Of Firms That Shopped For A New Plan
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Among Firms That Shopped For A New Plan, Percentage Reporting That They Changed Insurance Carrier And/Or Health Plan Type‡
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* Estimate is statistically different from All Firms at p<.05.
‡ These answers are not exclusive; 11% of firms that shopped switched both carrier and type of health plan offered.
Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits: 2004.
The Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust Program Area: Health Care Marketplace Project |Publication Date: 09/26/2006