Some policy analysts predicted that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would cause small employers to stop offering health coverage. However, an analysis shows the rate at which small businesses offered employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) coverage to employees stabilized from 2013 to 2020.
Small-group insurance plans offered through the Affordable Care Act's marketplace continue to be an affordable and in demand coverage option.
The nonprofit Urban Institute is dedicated to elevating the debate on social and economic policy. For nearly five decades, Urban scholars have conducted research and offered evidence-based solutions that improve lives and strengthen communities across a rapidly urbanizing world. Their objective research helps expand opportunities for all, reduce hardship among the most vulnerable, and strengthen the effectiveness of the public sector. Visit the Urban Institute’s Health Policy Center for more information specific to its staff and its recent research.
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