{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 27: Cover Me, I\u2019m Going In - Talking Workplace Health Insurance with AHIP\u2019s Adam Beck","description":"On the cusp of the 2018 midterm elections, health care remains a major issue for American voters. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 71 percent say that health care policy is \u201cvery important\u201d in their decision about how to cast their vote and a plurality \u2013 30 percent \u2013 say that health care is the most important issue in the midterm elections. Since more than half of all Americans, 181 million people plus, are covered by health insurance through an employer, policies affecting workplace coverage are of paramount importance. Enter America\u2019s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the national association whose members provide coverage for health care and related services. They recently launched a campaign, Coverage@Work, which provides resources to educate policymakers and the public about employer-provided coverage. In this episode, Adam Beck, AHIP\u2019s vice president, employer health policy & initiatives, talks to host Jason Hammersla about workplace coverage from the perspective of the payers \u2013 insurers and the insured \u2013 and the major policy threats on the horizon. ","author_name":"American Benefits Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/americanbenefitspodcast.libsyn.com","html":"