Worker Contributions to Health Premiums Jump 14%, Kaiser Says
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Worker contributions to employer-sponsored health-insurance premiums rose an average 14 percent this year to about $4,000 for U.S. families as employers shifted more costs to employees, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation said.
Workers with family coverage are paying an average $3,997 a year, or $482 more, and employees with single coverage are contributing an average $899 annually, up from $779, according to an annual poll of businesses by Kaiser, a Menlo Park, California-based nonprofit that studies health issues. On average, firms didn’t increase the amount they contributed toward their workers’ health insurance, the survey found.