Out-of-Pocket health care costs and employer Health Insurance - 2017
See also VitaminDWiki
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Perhaps 4,000 dollars annual less health care costs if supplement with 5 dollars of Vitamin D 22,000 people - $5,000 more if low vitamin D
Out-of-pocket costs include
Deductibles
Coinsurance
Copayments
for covered services plus all costs for services that aren't covered
Kaiser Foundation - 2017
Out of Pocket costs for Family and Single
More than 90% of large companies offer Health Benefits
Part Time workers rarely get health coverage
Employees pay 30% of Premium for Family Coverage
Half of employees have annual deductable > $1,000
Only 25% of retirees get health coverage
42 percent do annual health risk assesment
Incentive paid to employee to do health risk assesment
Type of incentive given for employee participation
Pay $500 for employee to participate in wellness program (not family)
Half of very large employeers charge more for Health Insurance of smokers
