| Title |
Health Benefits In 2016: Family Premiums Rose Modestly, And Offer Rates Remained Stable
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Health Affairs, September 2016
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| DOI | 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0951 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gary Claxton, Matthew Rae, Michelle Long, Anthony Damico, Heidi Whitmore, Gregory Foster |
| Abstract |
The annual Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research and Educational Trust Employer Health Benefits Survey found that in 2016, average annual premiums (employer and worker contributions combined) were $6,435 for single coverage and $18,142 for family coverage. The family premium in 2016 was 3 percent higher than that in 2015. On average, workers contributed 18 percent of the premium for single coverage and 30 percent for family coverage. The share of firms offering health benefits (56 percent) and of workers covered by their employers' plans (62 percent) remained statistically unchanged from 2015. Employers continued to offer financial incentives for completing wellness or health promotion activities. Almost three in ten covered workers were enrolled in a high-deductible plan with a savings option-a significant increase from 2014. The 2016 survey included new questions on cost sharing for specialty drugs and on the prevalence of incentives for employees to seek care at alternative settings. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 55% |
| Unknown | 9 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 95% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 37 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 9 | 24% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 8% |
| Researcher | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 10 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 14% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 8% |
| Engineering | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 11 | 30% |
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