According to a survey by Employee Benefit Research Institute, fewer employers are offering health benefits to their workers and thus more employees are becoming uninsured.
The survey said that, in 2010, 67.5% of US employees had jobs that included health benefits, down from 70.1% in 1997. Rising health care costs are making health insurance too costly for employers and workers alike.Therefore a greater number of employees turning down health benefits even when available. In 2010, 83.6% of employees who were offered benefits signed up for company health insurance against 86% in 1997.