One way Americans feel inflation’s pain: Health insurance premiums

November 16, 2021 Sharika Soukup

As experts debate whether inflation gripping everything from winter heat to holiday gifts to American Thanksgiving tables is temporary or likely to endure, Americans are facing another relentlessly rising cost: health insurance premiums. Getting health insurance through work now costs more than $22,000 a year for families, who pick up roughly $6,000 of that tab, the Kaiser…

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Health insurance costs: Premiums for family coverage at work tops $22,000 a year

November 12, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Health insurance costs: Premiums for family coverage at work tops ,000 a year

Employees foot about $6,000 of the tab, while companies pick up the rest, according to the 2021 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Survey. The report, released Wednesday, found that the average annual premium rose 4% this year to $22,221. The average annual premium for a single staffer in 2021 hit $7,739, also up 4%….

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