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Average Health Insurance For A Family Costs $10,880, Up 9.2%...


First Posted: 09-15-05 08:10 AM   |   Updated: 03-28-08 02:43 AM

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The Washington Post:

The cost of health insurance for working Americans climbed 9.2 percent this year, the lowest rate of increase since 2000 but still far ahead of both general inflation and workers' pay increases, according to a nationwide survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

On average, health insurance for a family cost $10,880 this year, with the employer paying $8,167 and the worker $2,713, the survey found. The total cost almost exactly matches the total annual earnings of a person working full time at the minimum wage, the survey noted.

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Filed by Alex MacCallum