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Health Benefits In 2025: Family Premiums Rise 6 Percent, Large Employers Increase Coverage Of GLP-1s For Weight Loss

In 2025, the average annual premium for family health coverage reached $26,993, an increase of $1,408 (6 percent) from the previous year. Covered workers contributed an average of 16 percent ($1,440) ... Read More

Your health insurance will cost your employer even more next year — here’s what’s behind the projected 15-year high (and what it will mean for you)

Employer sponsored health insurance plans are about to see the biggest increases in cost in 15 years, and companies are bracing for impact. According to Mercer’s 2025 National Survey of ... Read More

Health insurance premiums rise 6% for U.S. workers in 2025 as GLP-1 coverage widens

Health insurance premiums for U.S. families with employer-sponsored coverage plans climbed ~6% in 2025 amid rising prescription drug prices as more workplaces opted to cover the GLP-1 class of weight ... Read More

Health insurance costs set to jump 6 to 7% during open enrollment

Workers face 6-7% health insurance cost increases during open enrollment, with single coverage reaching $2,400 and family plans $8,900 annually. Read More

A family health insurance plan now costs nearly $27,000. Why is insurance so expensive?

A KFF survey found the average family health insurance plans offered through the workplace now cost nearly $27,000. Read More

Get Ready for Higher Health Insurance Premiums Next Year

Employers say they are facing the biggest increase in health costs in more than a decade — almost 9 percent on average. Workers’ best option, experts say, is to carefully weigh various plans. By Ann ... Read More

Why Your Health Insurance Costs Keep Rising

Employer-based health insurance plans are expected to rise again for 2026. Here's what's behind the high costs. Read More

Researchers from University of Colorado Denver Report on Findings in Population Health (Minority-owned small businesses and employer-sponsored health insurance): Health and ...

2025 SEP 24 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Policy and Law Daily-- Data detailed on Health and Medicine - Population Health have been presented. According to news ... Read More

Your health insurance through work could face higher premiums next year

If you’re among the roughly 165 million Americans who get your health coverage through work, not the government, you might be wondering: Is my plan next, now that health insurance premiums for ... Read More

Employer-Sponsored Health Care Costs Expected To Rise

Larger employers typically offer a higher floor for coverage, but smaller firms are more likely to pay employee premiums in full. Read More

How leaders can help address the health insurance literacy gap

Employees prioritize better insurance coverage, but the majority don't understand what they're even signing up for. Approximately half of insured Americans have difficulty understanding at least some ... Read More

Why Some Employers Are No Longer Providing Group Health Insurance

When selecting an insurance plan offering, you aren’t just checking the benefits box; you’re providing your employees with something invaluable—access to health. But in today’s insurance landscape, ... Read More