Industry insiders have been saying it for a while now — there could be a gradual shift toward consumer-driven health care through plan design and more options through private insurance exchanges. A new survey out this week from insurance researcher HealthPocket corroborates that idea, with 65% of employee respondents saying they’d like to select their health insurance company rather than have their employer choose. Conversely, only 22% said they’d prefer to leave the decision solely in their employer’s hands.
“The stage is set under ‘Obamacare’ for a decline in employer-sponsored health insurance and a rise in individually purchased coverage,” says Bruce Telkamp, CEO of HealthPocket. “For those workers who will migrate from employer-sponsored to individually purchased health insurance, they’ll get the control they desire.”
