AHRQ Stats: Healthcare Premiums and Workforce Age

In 2018, average single-employee healthcare premiums were $6,377 per year in companies where workers age 50 or older represented less than a quarter of the workforce. By comparison, average premiums were $7,470 when three-quarters or more of the workforce were 50 or older. (Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #527: Premiums and Employee Contributions to Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance by Workforce Age and Firm Size, Private Industry, 2018.)