Economic Report: Health Insurance Costs Soar 78 Percent Since 2001

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/6809

Economic Report: Health Insurance Costs Soar 78 Percent Since 2001 - 09/13/07

Economic Report:

By Jesse Russell

Up, up, up is the story for health care premiums, putting them out of reach for many small companies. The cost of premiums has jumped by 78 percent since 2001 – wages have only risen 19 percent since that same time. This year alone premiums went up by 6.1 percent while wages are only up 3.7 percent. The average premium for a family of four is $12,106 and workers on average pay $3,281 of the premium.

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1. Thanks, the most important domestic issue K&R n/t

[Hieronymus]

2. Yes, since Bush took the White House. During that time the euro has

gone from 84cents to $1.388