Crain's New York Business reports:
Fewer workers in New York are getting health coverage from their employers, according to a new study.
The proportion of workers with employer-sponsored insurance has fallen dramatically over the past decade, to 58% in 2009 from 69% in 2001, and lags the national average of 65%, according to a study by the New York State Health Foundation.
There's more:
One in five companies avoided hiring because of health care costs, according to the study's survey, and one in four companies either reduced or froze wages to pay for health care.
Great moments in Blue America.
