1. After Years of Erosion, Employers Increasingly Offer Health Coverage Employee Benefit Research Institute September 17, 2018
Paul Fronstin. “After Years of Erosion, More Employers are Offering Health Coverage; Worker Eligibility Higher.” EBRI Issue Brief, no. 455 (Employee Benefit Research Institute, August 6, 2018).

2. In 2017, the overall percentage of private-sector employers offering health benefits increased for the first time between 2008 and 2017.
Private-Sector Health Coverage* **
*Medical Expenditure Panel Survey–Insurance Component (MEPS-IC)
**Bureau of Labor Statistics, Series LNU
Paul Fronstin. “After Years of Erosion, More Employers are Offering Health Coverage; Worker Eligibility Higher.” EBRI Issue Brief, no. 455 (Employee Benefit Research Institute, August 6, 2018).

3. Nearly all large employers continue to offer coverage
Nearly all large employers continue to offer coverage. The beginning of a rebound appears in companies with fewer than 1,000 employees starting in 2015.
Private-Sector Employers That Offer Health Insurance*
By Size
* Medical Expenditure Panel Survey–Insurance Component (MEPS-IC)
Paul Fronstin. “After Years of Erosion, More Employers are Offering Health Coverage; Worker Eligibility Higher.” EBRI Issue Brief, no. 455 (Employee Benefit Research Institute, August 6, 2018).

4. Health coverage has improved since 2015.
Change in Employers Offering Coverage
By Size and Time Period
Paul Fronstin. “After Years of Erosion, More Employers are Offering Health Coverage; Worker Eligibility Higher.” EBRI Issue Brief, no. 455 (Employee Benefit Research Institute, August 6, 2018).