Rising health care costs, along with the scheduled end of enhanced premium tax credits at the end of 2025, have pushed coverage prices higher, Jill Schlesinger writes. (Felipe Caparros Cruz/Dreamstime/TNS)
Last week the focus was Medicare; now the attention shifts to benefit enrollment for everyone else. About 154 million Americans receive coverage through workplace plans, and according to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s 2025 Employer Health Benefits Survey, covered workers contributed an average of $1,440 a year for single coverage and $6,850 for family coverage.
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