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Article: Health Care Premiums Jump 11.2 Percent
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- September 10, 2004
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THERESA AGOVINO, AP Business Writer
AP Online
09-10-2004
Dateline: NEW YORK
Health care costs continued to surge this year as family premiums in employer-sponsored plans jumped 11.2 percent, the fourth year of double-digit growth, according to a new study. (AP Graphic)
Health care costs continued to surge this year as family premiums in employer-sponsored plans jumped 11.2 percent, the fourth year of double-digit growth, according to a new study.
The cumulative effect of rising health care costs is taking a toll on workers: There are at least 5 million fewer jobs providing health insurance in 2004 than there were in 2001, according to the survey of 3,017 companies by the Kaiser Family ...