Health Insurance Premiums for Employer-Sponsored Plans Increased 41% Between 2003-2009; Individual Premiums Increased 34%

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News Between 2003 and 2009, health insurance premiums for family coverage by employer-sponsored plans increased by 41%, from $9,249 to $13,027; premiums for single individuals increased by 34%, from $3,481 to $4,669. During the six-year period, per-person deductibles for individual coverage rose 77%, from an average of $518 to $917. For family coverage, deductibles increased by 63%, from $1,079 to $1,761. Increases in individual and family health insurance premiums and deductibles varied widely between the coverage types, among the states, and between small . . .