Article Link:State of Working America preview: A staggering rise in health insurance costs
December 17, 2010
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While family health insurance premium costs grew 131% over the past 10 years, inflation over that same period rose just 28.8% and hourly earnings rose by 38.1%. Since health insurance premiums are often shared between workers and their employers, this disproportionate rise in the cost of health insurance helps illustrate why it is increasingly difficult for both employers and their workers to afford.
via State of Working America preview: A staggering rise in health insurance costs.
Here is an article by the AFL-CIO on the same data.
Categories: Disparity of wealth, Economic Policy, Health Care Reform





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