[Vision2020] Idaho Among Lowest For Health Insurance

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Idaho Among Lowest For Health Insurance 
Submitted by Camille Troxel
Thursday, April 11th, 2013, 4:07pm

Topics: Health

A new study has been released regarding companies that offer health
insurance to employees. The news isn't good for Idaho. The state ranks among
the lowest in the country.

A report released last week states that only 43 percent of Idaho companies
provide their workers with health insurance. That makes it the fourth lowest
nationally. Other states in the region, Montana and Wyoming, rank lower. It
is, however, an improvement from last year's score of 41 percent.

The numbers get worse. Among small businesses with 50 employees or less,
Idaho ranks second lowest with 28 percent of them offering health insurance.
For companies that offer insurance for employee family members, the
employees pay 31 percent of their premiums on average. This is the third
highest employee contribution requirement in the nation.

The report was published by the University of Minnesota's State Health
access Data Assistance Center.