2011 UBA Health Plan Survey Completed

The 2011 UBA Health Plan Survey was conducted October 4, 2010, to June 3, 2011, through the joint effort of 143 of the nation's premier independent benefit advisory firms that comprise UBA.  Leonard Insurance Services, and other Member Firms, in conjunction with existing clients, completed responses, and additional area employers were invited to complete the web-based surveys.  UBA obtained plan data for a total of 16,421 plans from 10,744 employers. 

Key statistics from this year’s Survey results (Click HERE for More Key Findings Video):

• The average renewal increase for all plan types was 8.2 percent.
• PPO plans have nearly two-thirds of all enrolled employees (64.4 percent).
• The average employee contribution for plans with contributions for all plan types is $117 for single and $467 for family.
• Four-fifths of all wellness plans (80.6 percent) offered a health risk assessment.
• As a direct result of health care reform criteria, 81.3 percent of all plans now offer an unlimited lifetime maximum benefit compared to just 16.1 percent in 2010
• Of all plans in the Northeast, 80.7 percent still have 100 percent coinsurance, a decline of only 1 percent from 2010.
• Less than half (49.9%) percent of all covered employees also elected to cover their dependents, a decline of 6 percent.

“The intent of the UBA 2011 Health Plan Survey is to provide employers of all sizes with the data they need to manage their health care benefit programs effectively,” said Stafford. “Especially for employers with fewer than 1,000 employees (which represents more than 99 percent of the employers in the U.S.) and for employers who have operations in multiple locations, this survey is the best source of reliable regional – and in many cases, state – health plan benchmarks by employer size and industry categories.”