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No surprises here: Employer-provided health care is a valuable perq

Still wondering why almost every candidate for President has his or her own idea of a new health care plan? Obviously the public is ready. They're not crazy about the idea of paying for health insurance themselves, even if their employer gave them money to help pay for it.

That's just one of the none-too-surprising findings in this year's Health Confidence Survey, conducted biennially by the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI).

Three-quarters of those surveyed (76%) valued employer-provided health care so highly that they said they would prefer employer-based health benefits to a $7,500 taxable increase in income. When asked how much income they would want if their employer asked them to give up employer-based coverage, they responded they want $12,000 in taxable income.

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