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Economist Warns Health Insurance Costs Are Quietly Eating Into Wage Growth — Workers Could Be Getting Bigger Raises If Premiums Weren’t Soaring

Nov 2, 2026 · 06:26 AM ET· updated 1h ago
Economist Warns Health Insurance Costs Are Quietly Eating Into Wage Growth — Workers Could Be Getting Bigger Raises If Premiums Weren’t Soaring

Economist: employer health insurance contributions jump 6.4%, matching fastest pace in two decades.

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Companies are spending way more money on health insurance for workers. This means less money left over for actual wage raises that workers take home.

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