September 10, 2014
THIS WEEK'S FOX BUTTERFIELD AWARD:
Study: Employers Pushing More Health Costs on Workers Despite Slow Premium Growth (Casey Leins Sept. 10, 2014, US News)
Despite relatively slow average growth in annual employer-based family premiums, employees are shouldering more and more of the burden of health insurance costs, according to a survey released Wednesday.Though employer-based premium growth increased by 3 percent over the past year, remaining consistent with minor increases over recent years, employers have steepened deductibles over the same period, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research and Education Trust 2014 Employer Health Benefits Survey.
The more folks have to pay out of pocket the less they'll consume and the more wisely.
Posted by Orrin Judd at September 10, 2014 4:34 PM
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