Report: National Trends in the Cost of Employer Health Insurance Coverage, 2003–2013 | Highlights from Commonwealth Fund Study

• Premiums for family coverage increased 73 percent over the past decade. 

• Median family income has risen by 16 percent over the same time period.  

• Employees’ contributions to their premiums climbed by 93 percent over that time frame. From $606 in 2003 to $1,170 in 2013. 

• Deductibles more than doubled from $518 in 2003 to $1,273 by 2013. 

• About 57% of the under-65 population—or more than 150 million people—have insurance through employers. 

  

Source: National Trends in the Cost of Employer Health Insurance Coverage, 2003–2013 | The Commonwealth Fund.