The Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual study of employer-based health care insurance has a mixed message this year.
While the 6.1% jump in the average family premium is smaller than in recent years, the average annual total premium cost for family coverage is $12,106 – much more than a minimum wage earner bring home in a year. And the average annual worker contribution for that family coverage is now $3,281 – double what it was just seven years ago.
Kaiser president Drew Altman said, “Even if the rate of increase is lower, the pain level is actually higher.”
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