Few if any employers will return to the much more generous coverage of a decade or more ago, but they're reassessing how much pain workers can take. (Photo: Shutterstock)With workers harder to find and Obamacare's tax on generous coverage postponed, employers are hitting pause on a feature of job-based medical insurance much hated by employees: the high-deductible health plan.
Companies have slowed enrollment in such coverage and, in some cases, reinstated more traditional plans as a strong job market gives workers bargaining power over pay and benefits, according to research from three organizations.
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