Between 2001 and 2007, Health Insurance Premiums Have Increased 78% With Wages Increasing Only 19%

OPEN MINDS On-Line News Strategic Health Care News Health insurance premiums increased by 78% while wages increased by only 19% between 2001 and 2007. For United States companies, the average employer costs for health insurance per employee hour rose from $1.60 to $2.59 between 1999 and 2005, a 62% increase. The percentage of jobs for which employer costs for health insurance costs exceeded 10% of payroll rose from 38% to 56% between 1999 and 2005. These are the findings of a report by the Kaiser Family Foundation entitled, “Employer Health Insurance Costs and Worker Compensation” released in . . .