KFF: Average Employer Premiums Have Grown 4% In 2020

Family premiums increased by 4% to an average $21, 342 per year, according to Kaiser Family Foundation’s Employer Health Benefits Survey released Friday (Oct. 8). The survey also found that deductibles averaged $1,655 per year, essentially unchanged from last year, yet they’ve increased sharply over the past decade. Premiums have also gone up more than twice the rate of wages and inflation over the past 10 years, Kaiser points out. The survey of 1800 small and large employers was conducted...