State Trends in Employer Premiums and Deductibles - The Commonwealth Fund [PODCAST]

In this episode, we are joined by Sara Collins, Vice President of Health Care Coverage and Access at The Commonwealth Fund, to discuss their study focusing on the extent to which people with moderate incomes in employer plans face high premium and deductible costs relative to their income. Highlights of this episode include: Background on The Commonwealth Fund's annual study which began in 2010, how premium contributions and deductibles in employer plans took up a growing share of workers' incomes over the past decade, ways that the coronavirus pandemic and recession will impact income and healthcare costs, what the study's findings mean for healthcare policy moving forward? And more...