U.S. workers covered by self-funded health insurance plans 1999-2023
According to the data, among all firms, the percentage of employees covered by self-funded plans had increased from 44 percent in 1999 to a record high of 67 percent in 2020 before decreasing slightly to 65 percent in 2023. Self-funded plans are those in which companies choose to pay for some or all of the health services of their workers directly rather than purchasing health insurance for them. This statistic depicts the percentage of workers covered by self-funded health insurance plans in the U.S. from 1999 to 2023.