The rising cost of teachers' health care

The rising cost of teachers' health care

According to the NCS Employee Benefit Survey (EBS), 87 percent of K--12 teachers participate in a health insurance plan (medical, dental, vision, or prescription drug) through their employer, compared to 80 percent of private-sector professionals (our estimate, adjusting for the part-time percentage...

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Veröffentlicht in:Education next 2013-03, Vol.13 (2), p.66
Hauptverfasser: Costrell, Robert M, Dean, Jeffery
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Collective bargaining
Compensation
Control
Economic aspects
Employee benefits
Employers
Financial Problems
Health Care Costs
Health care expenditures
Health care policy
Health Insurance
Insurance
Laws, regulations and rules
Local Government
Medical care, Cost of
Prices and rates
Private Sector
Public Sector
School Districts
Single-payer system (Health care)
Teacher Associations
Teachers
Walker, Scott (American governor)
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Zusammenfassung:According to the NCS Employee Benefit Survey (EBS), 87 percent of K--12 teachers participate in a health insurance plan (medical, dental, vision, or prescription drug) through their employer, compared to 80 percent of private-sector professionals (our estimate, adjusting for the part-time percentage). [...]the difference between teachers and private-sector workers in employer health cost per participating employee is 16 percent ($9,838 vs. $8,492).
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