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Family health premiums outpace single coverage: Study; Kaiser Family/HRET releases annual surveyof employer plans.

Publication: Business Insurance
Publication Date: 21-SEP-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK

Premiums for family coverage through employer-sponsored health insurance plans rose 5% this year, though the average premium for single coverage was not statistically different from last year, according to a survey released last week by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust.

Annual premiums rose to $13,375 for family coverage and $4,824 for single coverage, the 2009 Employer Health Benefits Survey concluded.

In the case of the self-insured plans, projected premium equivalents were used to determine employee contributions. Approximately 43% of plan members covered by the survey are enrolled in fully insured plans.

Although this year's increase was...

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