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Reasons for high family health insurance costs
The article explains that the average family health insurance plan offered by employers costs over $28,000 annually, with employees paying around $7,500 of that amount. Despite efforts by large companies to slow cost growth, premiums are increasing faster than workers' wages, which have risen by 3.7%. Employers are also reducing coverage for certain drugs like GLP-1 weight-loss medications due to rising prescription costs. Factors such as new legislation, increased spending on behavioral health, and the potential impact of artificial intelligence are expected to drive health care costs higher in 2027.
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