Employees Confused About Health Coverage

May 20, 2008 · 94 views · Filed Under Health Insurance

According to a recent Guardian survey, women (58%) were more likely than men (47%) to find paying for healthcare premiums and out of pocket costs a challenge. But women (51%) are more likely than men (42%) to have done some retirement healthcare planning.

Gender seems to play a role in the perceptions about paying for healthcare, but employees of both sexes generally do not understand their healthcare coverage. Education and region are also factors that play a role in viewpoints about paying for and understanding healthcare.

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, a leading provider of employee and voluntary benefits, including group medical plans conducted the survey, Benefits & Behavior: Spotlight on Group Medical to gain insight about consumer viewpoints on health, wellness and medical insurance. This second segment of the study focused on consumer knowledge of health insurance fundamentals and perceptions about the cost of care. The first part of the study, released earlier this year, focused on consumer views about wellness.

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Source:Â The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

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