{"id":1208,"date":"2011-04-04T09:31:17","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T09:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2013-03-01T16:10:01","modified_gmt":"2013-03-01T16:10:01","slug":"costs-of-employee-health-insurance-soar-across-europe-7564","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/costs-of-employee-health-insurance-soar-across-europe-7564\/","title":{"rendered":"Costs of Employee Health Insurance Soar Across Europe-7564"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been reported that the costs of insurance paid out to cover employees has rocketed across Europe. A survey was carried out asking employers what it now costs them to provide insurance benefits, including health insurance<\/a> for their employees. The answer was a staggering 4.9% increase in 2010. The average was 3.3% overall.<\/p>\n

The survey was carried out on 556 employers in 14 European countries, and the benefits offered by them covered a number of keys areas including private medical insurance, critical health insurance and income protection insurance.<\/p>\n

When asked why they thought the costs had risen, most believed it was connected with a rise in inflation.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the survey also revealed that in the UK, employers expected just 8% of its employees to contribute to the cost of private medical insurance. In France however, 80% of employees are expected to pay something towards the cost, while on average 46% of employees across Europe were expected to contribute towards the total cost of any package.<\/p>\n

Speaking with reporters, Steve Clements a partner for Mercer, who carried out the survey said: \u201cCost sharing might appear a logical manner in which to mitigate rising bills. That it isn’t widely used reflects not only diverse and established market practices but also employer reward strategies, union negotiations and industry-wide competitiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cIn some countries, tax efficiency and the deductibility of health expenses and insurance premiums affect employer decisions regarding contribution level.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been reported that the costs of insurance paid out to cover employees has rocketed across Europe. A survey was carried out asking employers what it now costs them to provide insurance benefits, including health insurance for their employees. The answer was a staggering 4.9% increase in 2010. The average was 3.3% overall. The survey […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":888008809,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[776,779,777,778],"class_list":["post-1208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-insurance","tag-employee-health-insurance","tag-health-expenses","tag-insurance-benefits","tag-rising-bills"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t