Premiums for Employer-Provided Health Insurance Jump

From L.A. Times, 9.27.11, by Duke Helfand

Employers picked up most of the cost, but workers continued to struggle to keep up with the growth in their share, which has far outpaced any growth in earnings.

The price of health insurance provided by employers for families jumped 9% this year over 2010 as rising healthcare expenses contributed to the largest premium increases in six years, a national survey shows.

Annual insurance premiums for families rose to $15,073 on average in 2011, up from an average of $13,770 last year and more than twice the cost of a decade ago, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust.

Read the full article.

Published September 29th, 2011

Like this post? Consider sharing it on Facebook or Twitter.