Healthcare DIVE October 10, 2024
Susanna Vogel

While employers footed the bill for health plan price increases in 2024, they were largely unwilling to give employees access to popular weight loss drugs.

Dive Brief:

  • Family premiums for employer-sponsored health plans increased by 7% in 2024, with employers footing the bill for the majority of the increase, according to a new report from health policy organization KFF.
  • The average annual premium for single coverage hit $8,951 in 2024 and was $25,572 for family coverage, according to the report.
  • Rising plan prices didn’t often translate into extended benefit offerings. The majority of major employers did not offer GLP-1s for weight loss or in-vitro fertilization in their 2024 benefits package, according to the report.

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Topics: Employer, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Survey / Study, Trends
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