1 in 4 US workers stay in jobs for health insurance: Gallup
Kelly Gooch / beckershospitalreview - Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. workers (24%), the equivalent of about 23 million adults, are staying in jobs they want to leave to keep their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a July 21 report from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in Americ…
AI Summary: A Gallup‑style finding reveals roughly one in four American workers remain in jobs they’d rather leave simply to keep employer-sponsored health insurance. The result highlights stubborn ties between employment and coverage, dampening labor mobility and amplifying debates over affordable alternatives as workers trade job satisfaction for medical security.
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