Slide 4 - Growth Rates of Health Insurance Premiums, Overall Inflation and Workers’ Earnings, 2002-2006


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 Employers and Health Insurance

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Employers and Health Insurance

Growth Rates of Health Insurance Premiums, Overall Inflation and Workers’ Earnings, 2002-2006

In 2002, growth in health insurance premiums outpaced workers’ earnings by nearly 5:1. By 2006, it had declined to 2:1.

*Data on premium increases reflect the cost of health insurance for a family of four.

Source: Calculated based on “Employer Health Benefits 2006 Annual Survey,” (#7527), The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust, September 2005

This information was reprinted with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. The Kaiser Family Foundation, based in Menlo Park, California, is a nonprofit, independent national health care philanthropy and is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.


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