KFF Survey Finds Rising Health Insurance Costs for Workers
A new survey by KFF reveals that health insurance costs are continuing to rise for American workers, with employees at small businesses experiencing particularly significant increases in their premium payments for employer-sponsored coverage.
Fresno Visalia, CA, October 24, 2026 —
A new survey by KFF finds that health insurance costs are continuing to rise for American workers, with employees at small businesses experiencing particularly significant increases in premium payments for employer-sponsored coverage.
The survey summary identifies small-business employees as a group facing notable increases, but it does not provide specific premium amounts, percentage changes or a comparison period. It also does not state how many workers or employers were surveyed, when the survey was conducted, or which types of plans were included. Those details were not provided.
The findings described concern workers’ premium payments for coverage offered through an employer. The summary does not specify whether other health insurance expenses, such as deductibles or out-of-pocket costs, were measured or changed. It also does not identify the reasons for the reported increases.
While the survey points to a continuing rise in costs, the available information does not quantify how the experience of small-business employees compares with that of workers at larger companies. It gives no regional breakdown or information about differences among industries, employers or individual workers.
The survey’s central finding is that health insurance costs are rising for American workers and that employees at small businesses are seeing particularly significant increases in their premium payments for employer-sponsored coverage. Further details about the scale and scope of the changes were not included in the information provided.
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