Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose an average of 6.1% in 2007, less than the 7.7% increase reported last year but still higher than the increase in workers’ wages (3.7%) or the overall inflation rate (2.6%), according to a study released last week by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust.
The average premium for family coverage in 2007 is $12,106, and workers on average pay $3,281 out of their paychecks to cover their share of a family policy.
-- Sarah
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