Rising health premiums are eating into worker paychecks

By Allison Bell

News March 11, 2026 at 02:24 PM

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Family health premiums are now comparable to full-year wages for a worker paid $15 per hour.
The average wage increase over the past year was 3.8%.
If health costs had not increased, average wage growth could have been 4.7%.

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