Health Insurance Premiums Don't Keep
Pace with Income
April 2008
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Americans who get health insurance
for their families through their jobs have seen their
premiums increase ten times faster than their income,
according to a new analysis of government data from
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The cost of health
insurance premiums for a family increased 30 percent
from 2001, while income has increased just three percent.
Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president
and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, says
the trend is troubling for both employees and employers.
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OUR STUDY DOCUMENTS WHAT EVERY
WORKING PARENT KNOWS. INSURANCE COVERAGE TAKES A BIG
BITE FROM THE FAMILY BUDGET EVERY YEAR. THIS SITUATION
IS TROUBLING FOR EVERYONE - EMPLOYERS AS WELL AS THEIR
WORKERS. AS COSTS GO UP, FEWER WORKERS CAN PAY THEIR
PORTION OF THE FAMILY PREMIUM. FEWER EMPLOYERS CAN EVEN
OFFER INSURANCE. OUR LEADERS NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO
FIND COMMON GROUND SOLUTIONS TO THIS GROWING PROBLEM.
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For more information, visit
www.CoverTheUninsured.org.
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