Employer Plans in 2023: Average Premium Rises 7%, Abortion Coverage Remains Limited

  • Oct 27, 2023

    The average annual premium for employer-sponsored health insurance in 2023 was $8,435 for single coverage and $23,968 for family coverage, a 7% increase from 2022, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation 2023 Employer Health Benefits Survey. On average, premiums for single and family coverage grew 22% since 2018. Over the past 10 years, the growth seen in the average premium for family coverage outpaced the rate of inflation (47% vs. 30%), whereas the average family premium and average wages grew at comparable rates (47% vs. 42%). 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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