What Your Employer-Based Health Coverage Really Costs Narrated by: Matthew Rae Published: Jul 9, 2026

WATCH Part 2: The True Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance More people get health coverage through their jobs than from any other source. The premium deduction workers see in each paycheck is only a fraction of the total cost. KFF’s Matt Rae, Associate Director of the Program on the Health Care Marketplace, unpacks the full cost of employer-sponsored insurance and why that may be the bigger health care affordability story hiding in plain sight. https://www.kff.org/health-costs/what-your-employer-based-health-coverage-really-costs/?utm_campaign=KFF-Health-Costs&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9wqhlQjdRe8cXNUoOTVEpFOv7gmhCYntlRA7mikuVlHUgyimU1me8d6qnKZ2zxfQZY3htq58a7lRIKmWG6hWM6v68new&_hsmi=427505920&utm_content=427505920&utm_source=hs_email