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Average Employer Plan Premium Soars in 2024; GLP-1 Coverage Is Rare

  • Oct 18

    Oct 18, 2024

    The average annual premium for employer-sponsored health insurance in 2024 hit $8,951 for single coverage and $25,572 for family coverage, according to the KFF 2024 Employer Health Benefits Survey. This is the second year in a row that family premiums went up 7%, compared to a 4.5% year-over-year increase in workers’ wages and a 3.2% rise in inflation. Over the past 10 years, growth of the average premium for family coverage outpaced the rate of inflation (52% vs. 32%), while the average family premium and average wages grew at comparable rates (52% vs. 45%). Read more
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    • Jinghong Chen

    Jinghong has been producing infographics and data stories on employer-sponsored insurance, public health insurance programs and prescription drug coverage for AIS Health’s Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits since 2018. She also manages AIS Health’s annual executive compensation database for top insurers and Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliates. Before joining AIS Health, she interned at WBEZ, Al Jazeera English and The New York Times Chinese. She graduated from Missouri School of Journalism with a focus on data journalism and international reporting.

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