SECTION7. EMPLOYEECOSTSHARING is higher than the average deductible for covered workers in firms with a smaller share of lower-wage workers ($2,234vs. $1,449)[Figure7.4]. – Theaveragegeneralannualdeductibleforsinglecoverageforcoveredworkersinplanswithadeductiblehas increased37%overthelastfiveyears,from$1,097in2012to$1,505in2017[Figure7.8]. • Thereisconsiderablevariationinthedollarvaluesofgeneralannualdeductiblesforcoveredworkersatdifferentfirms. Forexample,20%ofcoveredworkersenrolledinaPPOplanwithageneralannualdeductibleforsinglecoveragehavea deductibleoflessthan$500,while13%haveadeductibleof$2,000ormore[Figure7.19]. The Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust / Page 99