Employer sponsored health insurance in the U.S.

Statistics report on employer sponsored healthcare in the United States

Employer sponsored health insurance in the U.S.

This report presents key facts and figures about employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) in the United States. It provides an overview of health insurance coverage and the average cost of premiums, deductibles, and copayments in the United States.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of people enrolled in ESI in the U.S. 1987-2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of employees enrolled in ESI in the U.S in 2021, by state
  • Basic Statistic Market share of health plans offered by employers in the U.S. in 2024, by enrollment
  • Premium Statistic Annual health premiums for employees with family coverage in U.S. 2023, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Annual premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance in 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic Share of firms offering health benefits in the U.S. 2023, by firm size

Insurance coverage

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  • Basic Statistic Share of employees in private-sector eligible for ESI in the U.S. 2017-2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of private-sector employees enrolled in ESI in the U.S. in 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of private sector employees enrolled in ESI in the U.S. in 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of employees enrolled in HDHP in the U.S in 2021, by state
  • Basic Statistic U.S. workers with self-funded health insurance in 2024, by plan type and firm size

Employer costs

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  • Premium Statistic Average annual employer premium contribution for single health coverage in the U.S.
  • Premium Statistic Median employee annual gross cost for health coverage in the U.S. in 2022, by plan
  • Basic Statistic Employers' health care costs per employee in the U.S. 2015-2020
  • Basic Statistic Worker and employer premium contributions for single coverage in the U.S. 1999-2024
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of employer cost components for worker compensation in the U.S. in 2023
  • Premium Statistic Annual change in health benefit cost per employee in the U.S. 2011-2023, by plan
  • Premium Statistic Estimated ROI for providing ESI benefits in the U.S. 2022-2026

Employee costs

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  • Premium Statistic Median employee annual contribution for health coverage in the U.S. 2022, by plan
  • Premium Statistic Premium contributed by employee for single health coverage in the U.S., by industry
  • Premium Statistic Share of premium contributed by employee for health coverage in the U.S. in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Average annual premiums for employees with single coverage in U.S. 2023, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Worker and employer premium contribution for family coverage in the U.S., 1999-2024
  • Premium Statistic Health premiums for employees with single coverage in the U.S. 2023, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Health premiums for employees with family coverage in the U.S. 2023, by industry

Deductibles

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  • Premium Statistic Distribution of U.S. workers' copayment for a PCP visit, 2006-2024
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of U.S. workers' copayment to see a specialist, 2006-2024
  • Premium Statistic Average U.S. worker's annual deductible for single coverage, 2006-2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of workers enrolled with copayment for physician visit in the U.S. 2009-2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of workers with a copayment for specialist visit in the U.S. 2013-2021
  • Basic Statistic Out-of-pocket health care spending per person in the U.S. by category 2016-2021

Attitudes towards ESI

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  • Premium Statistic Satisfaction of employees with their health insurance plan in the U.S. 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Perception of quality of ESI in comparison to open market insurance in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Level of importance of ESI benefit for employees in the U.S. in 2023, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Employees who considered switching jobs for better health benefits in the U.S. 2021
  • Basic Statistic Knowing health care costs among U.S. employees vs employers' viewpoint 2023

ESI cost issues

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  • Premium Statistic Types of measures employers took to control health care costs in the U.S. in 2023
  • Premium Statistic Types of long term cost saving strategies employers planned to adopt in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Medical measures planned for workers' healthcare needs in the U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic Non-medical measures planned for workers' health benefits in the U.S. 2024
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