tailieunhanh - Health Insurance: Overview and Economic Impact in the States

The members of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) are committed to working with policymakers, health care providers, and consumers to contribute to our common fundamental interests in promoting a vibrant health care system and a vital economy. For the nation, and in the states, lack of health insurance is a major economic drain, one that costs $50 billion annually. We believe that access to health insurance coverage should be our number one domestic priority. In late 2006, we released a blueprint for achieving that goal. We will be working with states as each determines how best to move forward toward a goal that will improve. | Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho AHỄP America s Health Insurance Plans lLLINOIS lNDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINe MARyLAND MASSACHUSETTS MlCHIGAN MlNNESOTA MlSSISSIPPI Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire Health Insurance Overview and Economic Impact in the States November 2007 new Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming FOREWORD In this report Health Insurance Overview and Economic Impact in the States we document the contributions insurance plans are making to state economies. Health insurance plans covered more than 249 million people 2006 employed nearly 470 000 people in health insurance jobs at an average salary of 61 409 2004 and contributed to the billion collected in state insurance premium taxes 2004 . Our report looks at the economic benefits health insurers bring to your states by examining important factors such as jobs created wages and taxes paid and employees insured. We provide a concise one-page analysis of each state and the District of Columbia as well as rankings that allow for easy comparison among individual states. The members of America s Health Insurance Plans AHIP are committed to working with policymakers health care providers and consumers to contribute to our common fundamental interests in promoting a vibrant health care system and a vital economy. For the nation and in the states lack of health insurance is a major economic drain one that costs 50 billion annually. We believe that access to health insurance coverage should be our number one domestic priority. In late 2006 we released a blueprint for achieving that goal. We will be working with states as each determines how best to move forward toward a goal that will improve the health of its citizens and the health of its