Affordable Health Benefits for Part-Time School Employees

Autor/in	Dickhart, Russ
Titel	Affordable Health Benefits for Part-Time School Employees
Quelle	In: School Administrator, 62 (2005) 10, S.6 (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6439
Schlagwörter	School Personnel; Part Time Employment; Health Insurance; Fringe Benefits; Access to Health Care; Productivity; Health Care Costs; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulpersonal; Part-time employment; Teilzeitbeschäftigung; Krankenversicherung; Sozialabgaben; Produktivität; USA
Abstract	According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 45 million Americans do not have health insurance. What's surprising is the majority of those individuals are actually employed. Part-time workers make up a full 15 percent of the uninsured population and school systems have a share of that group. Every day in the United States, approximately 10 percent of permanent teachers are absent for personal or professional reasons. This means that on a daily basis, almost 270,000 substitute teachers are needed. Other uninsured individuals, often employed on a part-time basis, include school bus drivers who work approximately 20 hours per week, and custodial and cafeteria staff. Offering medical benefits to part-time or temporary staff members and their families can have a positive impact on productivity. That is because uninsured individuals receive fewer preventative services, less care for chronic conditions, and even delay getting necessary medical care. In fact, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that almost 40 percent of the uninsured population postpones care because of the cost. Offering benefits to employees who are typically not eligible for school system-sponsored benefits plans has the potential to slow turnover rate without a need for wage increases. The end result is a more satisfied, stable and healthy part-time workforce. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of School Administrators. 801 North Quincy Street Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22203-1730. Tel: 703-528-0700; Fax: 703-841-1543; e-mail: info@aasa.org; Web site: http://www.aasa.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10