Pie chart with dollar image Premiums have been on the rise, up from an average of 5 percent of median income a decade ago to 7 percent in 2018. But deductibles are an even bigger problem. (Image: Shutterstock)

The emergence of health care costs as a top concern for Americans is not surprising, considering a new Commonwealth Fund report that confirms what many already knew: incomes are not keeping up with health care costs for most consumers.

The new report: “Trends in Employer Health Care Coverage, 2008–2018: Higher Costs for Workers and Their Families,” finds that health care costs have been growing faster than median incomes for all states in the last decade.

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