Unfortunately according to the 2010 Census data, the number of health insurance companies who are offering health insurance benefits to employees is falling.  It is down about 1% from 2009, to 55.3%, and has been steadily dropping since 2001.  This drop in employer based health insurance programs is causing a couple of things to happen.  First, more people are signing up for government based health insurance programs like Medicare and Medicaid.  Additionally, more people are signing up for private health insurance plans and paying out of pocket.  The final consequence, and the most detrimental, is that more people are going without health insurance.