Health plan enrollment period is set to be horrifying for everyone this year

Employer plans

While ACA sticker shock spreads, a new KFF report out today suggests that people on employer-based health insurance plans are also in for some heftier prices—though the increases aren’t quite as dramatic as the Marketplace hikes.

An analysis of current employer plans finds that the average cost to insure an American family hit nearly $27,000 this year, with average employee contributions to that bill being $7,000 a year. Family premiums are up 6 percent, or…