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September 25, 2008

Health insurance plans get skimpier

  • In just one year, the percentage of workers enrolled in high-deductible insurance of $1,000 or more jumped from 12 percent to 18 percent.
    • By KEVIN FREKING
    Associated Press Writer

    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. Overall, premiums for family coverage increased to $12,680 and premiums for single coverage increased to $4,704, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust. Employers pick up, on average, about three-quarters of that cost.


     
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