Disabled Workers Show Limits of Job-Based Health Insurance, Need for Universal Public Coverage - cepr.net

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The majority of civilian US workers (69.7 percent) under age 65 obtain health insurance via private employer-sponsored plans. However, this model does not work [equally well for everyone](https://cepr.net/publications/less-from-work-more-from-medicaid-health-insurance-coverage-and-sources-among-us-workers-with-disabilities/). Workers with disabilities, specifically, are much less likely to obtain …