"Employers often view themselves as paternalistic: they wish to make it easier for their workers to get affordable health coverage. They also do not want to relinquish control over health plans ... The ACA presented an opportunity to challenge the status quo of employment-based benefits, with analysts predicting employers would eventually redirect workers to ACA exchanges. Yet the link between employment and health benefits has not wavered since passage of the ACA ... 70 percent of workers receive coverage through an employer-sponsored plan."

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