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That $23,215 figure isn’t what the employee pays, though. Employers pay about 60 percent of those costs ($13,520), while workers pay the rest through payroll deductions ($5,908) and out-of-pocket costs ($3,787).
SOURCE: Health insurance coverage now costs $23,215 for a typical familyhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/05/21/health-insurance-coverage-now-costs-23215-for-a-typical-family/?hpid=z4
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