What percentage of the health insurance premium does an employer usually pay?

According to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey, "Employer Health Benefits 2000," small employers (3 to 199 employees) typically pay 86 percent of premiums for single-employee coverage, and 66 percent of premiums for family coverage. Midsize firms (200 to 999 employees) pay 88 percent of single-employee premiums and 82 percent of family premiums, and large firms (1,000 to 4,999 workers) pay 89 percent of single employee premiums and 77 percent of family premiums.

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