Posted on 09/11/2007 11:34:43 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Health Insurance Premiums Rise 6.1 Percent, Now Top $12,000 a Year for Families
Health insurance premiums paid by workers and their employers rose an average of 6.1 percent this year, outpacing inflation and pay increases and taking a bigger chunk out of families' budgets, according to a new survey.
Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance for the average family topped $12,000 -- with employees picking up about one-fourth of that cost -- although the increase in premiums slowed for a fourth straight year.
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How much do the Illegal Immigrant families pay?
Is it also $12,000 or considerably less?
What a country!
If we add a new baby to the family, we use about $4000 in healthcare for the year. Non-baby years, our entire outlay for a year’s medical care for a family of (soon to be) six is under $500.
We carry major medical—but pay for normal medical, including prescriptions, doc visits, etc, completely out of pocket. We can’t afford health insurance. We CAN afford our chosen healthcare.
Does this mean we all get pay raises instead of phony incentives, cheap prizes and commission goals that can never be met?
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