
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
The recent release of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual employer health benefits survey put data behind a number of trends that surfaced during the pandemic.
But a deeper look at the trends behind the numbers illustrates why many employees are feeling the pinch of rising health care costs and higher deductibles.
Among the report’s highlights:
All told, the growing share of workers with rising average deductibles over the past decade has increased the burden of deductibles by 92% across all covered workers, Health Affairs reports.