News For: Average Auto Insurance Cost GeorgiaHealth insurance premiums jump 5 pct this year U.S. health insurance premiums rose 5 percent on average this year and more companies shifted an additional share of the cost to workers, an annual survey of businesses said on Wednesday. Health insurance cuts into family budgets WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 UPI -- U.S. workers are paying an average of $3,354 annually for employee-sponsored health insurance, up 5 percent from last year, a survey said. Study: Hoosier health insurance rises 7 times faster than income The cost of health insurance climbed faster than median wages in Indiana in the first eight years of the decade, a report released Tuesday by nonprofit group Families USA states. Health Insurance Costs Climb Again Kaiser study: Health insurance premiums and deductibles are up again this year. 24% of U.S. families say paying for health care is a "serious problem." Health Insurance Costs Grow More Gradually in 2008 WASHINGTON - Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say.The 5 percent incr.... Health insurance costs grow more gradually in 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. Health insurance premiums grow a modest 5 percent, analysts say sharper increases to come WASHINGTON - Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. The 5 percent increase was comparable to last year's uptick. Health insurance premiums up 5 percent, study finds Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose a modest 5 percent this year, according to a nationwide survey released Wednesday morning -- numbers that are close to what South Florida employers are reporting. Survey ranks Arkansas No. 1 in amount of teachers' pay going to insurance LITTLE ROCK -- A recent survey of 36 states ranked Arkansas No. 1 in the percentage of teachers' pay taken up by out-of-pocket health insurance costs, the head of the state's largest teachers union told legislators Monday. Healthy Kids Humboldt sets off health insurance campaign program organizers say that the goal is to contact 100 percent of the families who indicate their kids don't have health insurance. “Enrolling the children in one of our health insurance programs is the next step,” enrollment coordinator Marina Cortez-Hash said. |


