Family health premiums up 3 percent in 2014.

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Average annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $16,834 this year, up 3 percent from last year, continuing a recent trend of modest increases, according to the 2014 Employer Health Benefits Survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Workers are paying an average $4,823 annually toward the cost of family coverage. This year's increase continues a recent trend of moderate premium growth. Premiums increased more slowly over the past five years than the preceding...