At last! Employer-provided health insurance costs about $12,000 for the average family, of which about $3,000 is paid by the worker. 

The Washington Post  reported that although the rise in costs this year is the smallest since 1999, it still continues to outrun average wages and consumer prices. 

The study cited in the article also showed that people are more nervous about the rising cost of health insurance than they are about not being able to pay their mortgage or losing their jobs. With costs rising like they are, main concerns might turn in to an "all of the above" sort of situation.