Health insurance premiums are going up next year — unless you work at these companies

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U.S. health care is the most expensive in the developed world, and it’s getting worse. The average annual premium for an employer-based health insurance plan for a family of four was more than $25,500 last year, according to the health policy nonprofit KFF . Of that average total, employers contributed about $19,200 and workers contributed about $6,300.

Total premiums have risen more than 24% since 2019 and are widely expected to surge next yea