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Comparing Employer-Provided Medical Care Benefits for Lower and Higher Wage Full-Time Workers

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

According to a new report, higher wage workers are considerably more likely to have access to employer-provided medical plans and to participate in such plans when they are offered to them. Higher wage workers also pay a smaller portion of their health insurance premiums than do lower wage workers.