'The calm before the storm': Employer healthcare premiums hold steady despite inflation, but experts warn that may not last

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'The calm before the storm': Employer healthcare premiums hold steady despite inflation, but experts warn that may not last
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Healthcare costs are a top priority for voters in the run up to the midterm elections on Nov. 8 – as approximately 159 million Americans rely on employer-sponsored health-insurance coverage.

Employers are paying roughly the same amount for health insurance this year compared to the year before. But that could change.

“Healthcare costs are a top priority for voters in the run up to the midterm elections on Nov. 8. Approximately 159 million Americans rely on employer-sponsored health-insurance coverage.” Workers at small firms with less than 200 workers on average paid $7,556 out of their paychecks annually for family coverage in 2022 — nearly $2,000 more than workers at larger firms .

Across party lines, nearly nine in 10 Americans said a candidate’s plan for reducing healthcare costs is “very important” or “somewhat important” when casting their ballots, according to a separate survey by West Health, a healthcare nonprofit, and consulting company Gallup. The rates of premiums for employers were largely set last year — before inflation became a major economic concern, experts said. So far, hospitals and healthcare providers shoulder most of the costs.

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