5 takeaways from STAT’s series on the soaring cost of health insurance ^62.4%

STAT - By Bob Herman - 7/7/2026, 8:30 AM

Negativity Bias 47.7% - Biased Writer Voice 35.8% - Framing Effect 27.3%

More than 150 million Americans get their health insurance from a job, making it the primary way people in the U.S. get coverage. STAT is examining this crucial source of insurance to understand how and why it is becoming unaffordable for workers and their families across the country. Health benefits are fading away at small companies... more