The Meltdown in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Season 16, Episode 1 • September 14, 2026 •

https://kffhealthnews.org/podcast/arm-and-a-leg-podcast-employer-sponsored-health-insurance-costs-businesses/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_T3aVSMZhL0ynKEfarPqTxI0ft_-57h5mjBPx-kleW57nPn77r5V02LY_6iT4gfXj6C4LtQGqKBvZz9oU9Gz4fys4vPA&_hsmi=438894934&utm_content=438894934&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: KFF Health News’ ‘An Arm and a Leg’: The Meltdown In Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Employer-sponsored health insurance covers more than 165 million Americans. It can entice someone to work at one company over another, or be a set of golden handcuffs that keeps them locked into a job they may not enjoy. But rising costs are straining that system like never before. As premiums balloon, employers have started to pass on more costs to their workers, and the percentage of small businesses offering employees health insurance has dropped significantly. (Weissmann, 9/14)