b'Associate Member News UNPACKING the 2024 KFF AnnualEmployer Health Benefits Survey53% of small employers offered a health benefit plan. Overall, 54% of all surveyed companies provide health benefits to their employees (see, graph 1).Health Insurance Costs and Employer Contribution: In 2024, the average annual premi-um for employer-sponsored health insurance coverage was $8,951 for single coverage and $25,572 for family coverage. On average, workers contributed $1,368 (15.3%) toward the cost of single cover-age and $6,296 (24.6%) for family coverage, similar to their contribu-tion amounts in 2023. Employers contributed an average of $7,584 (84.7%) for single coverage and $19,276 (75.4%) of the cost of fam-ily coverage (see, graph 2).For perspective, over the past five years, the average premium for family coverage has increased 24% while workers wages have in-creased 28% and inflation has risen 23%. From 2010 (the year Obam-acare was passed) to 2024, average family premiums have increased 82.2% (from $14,038 to $25,572) while wages have only increased WPMA News / Summer 202549'