The average cost of medical coverage (regardless of plan type) is $5,330 for single coverage and $13,998 for family coverage, with employers contributing 72% toward the cost of single coverage and 70% for family coverage, says a new report.
Premiums are greatly affected by the number of insurers competing in the rating region: the more insurers, the lower the benchmark premiums, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report.
Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements don't have expensive premiums, annual rate hikes, or restrictive participation requirements.
In the midst of a Senate inquiry, telehealth platform Cerebral admitted to sharing sensitive data of 3.1 million patients with the social media platforms.
In the wake of the FTC's recent $1.5 million settlement with GoodRx for disclosing health data with Facebook, lawmakers have introduced legislation and have sent letters to other telehealth providers.