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Your employer health insurance just hit a 16-year cost spike as benefits vanish

Family health coverage through employers now costs $27,000 annually, with workers paying $6,850 of that total. Premium increases are outpacing wage growth by a significant margin. Read More

Workers and employers face higher health insurance costs

A new employer survey shows premiums for a family climbed in 2025 as companies and their workers pay more for coverage. Read More

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

Podcast: How Employers Are Navigating Rising Health Care Costs

Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Matthew Rae, Associate Director of the Health Care Marketplace Program at KFF, about his recent paper exploring the findings from the KFF Employer Health Benefits ... Read More

Family Health Insurance Coverage Nears $27,000 a Year

A new employer survey shows premiums for a family climbed in 2025 as companies and their workers pay more for coverage. By Reed Abelson Family health insurance coverage for the vast majority of ... Read More

Health insurance costs soar in the U.S., squeezing both employers and families

Health care insurance premiums in the U.S. continued to rise, placing increasing strain on both employers and households, according to a chart by Apollo Global Management’s chief economist, Torsten ... 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

Tennessee health insurance premiums to rise sharply. Here's what to expect

Health insurance costs in Tennessee are poised to see their steepest rise in 15 years. The majority of residents, including at estimated 3.7 million people on employer-sponsored group plans at small ... Read More

Your health insurance premiums are set to jump in 2026, with costs rising twice as fast as inflation

Open enrollment — the annual window when employees can adjust their benefits — may deliver sticker shock this year. Workers are likely to pay between 6% to 7% more for their 2026 employer-sponsored ... Read More