Health Care Premiums Skyrocket

Armand Biroonak's picture

CAF STAFF

Health care premiums are skyrocketing. From 2000 to 2007, the cost of employer-sponsored insurance increased from $6,438 to $12,106 for family coverage. Adjusted for inflation, that’s a 56 percent increase to cover a family of four.

Source
"Average Annual Premium Costs for Covered Workers, 2000 and 2007," Kaiser Slides, Kaiser Family Foundation. 15 April 2008. http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?ch=491