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Thursday, September 2, 2010

US workers see higher health costs, less care

US workers, on average, are paying 14 percent more this year than last year for their share of family health coverage. Meanwhile, the average costs for...
Kansas City Star ( 9/2/2010 7:57:54 AM -08:00 )

Bosses Put Higher Insurance Tab On Workers' Shoulders
Employers' health insurance premiums haven't actually gone up very much for 2010. But you wouldn't know that if you're an employee....
NPR (blog) ( 9/2/2010 7:50:03 AM -08:00 )

Health Costs Passed On to Workers
Health Costs Passed On to WorkersScore one for the nation's employers. On average, the total cost of a family health policy rose just 3 percent last year,...
New York Times ( 9/2/2010 7:44:27 AM -08:00 )

Workers bear larger share of health premium costs
INDIANAPOLIS — Researchers say workers are paying a larger portion of health insurance costs as businesses, trying to ride out the economic downturn,...
The Associated Press ( 9/2/2010 7:25:01 AM -08:00 )

US employers push rising cost of healthcare onto workers
A new survey shows a family health plan in 2010 averages $4000 a year, up 14% from 2009. Meanwhile, the average employer contribution to a family plan...
Los Angeles Times ( 9/2/2010 7:24:09 AM -08:00 )

US workers see higher health costs, less care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting...
Reuters ( 9/2/2010 7:20:19 AM -08:00 )

Employers shifting health-care costs to workers, survey shows
Employers shifting health-care costs to workers, survey showsThe House of Representatives passed landmark legislation to overhaul the nation's health-care system, approving a Senate bill and a separate package of...
Washington Post ( 9/2/2010 7:17:08 AM -08:00 )

Worker Contributions to US Health Premiums Jump 14%, Kaiser Survey Says
Worker contributions to employer- sponsored health-insurance premiums rose an average 14 percent this...
Bloomberg ( 9/2/2010 7:16:44 AM -08:00 )

Workers bear larger share of health premium costs
INDIANAPOLIS — Researchers say workers are paying a larger portion of health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to them in an effort...
The Associated Press ( 9/2/2010 7:13:08 AM -08:00 )

Workers pay bigger share of health costs
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Many recession-battered employers passed on a bigger share of health-insurance costs to...
MarketWatch ( 9/2/2010 7:07:05 AM -08:00 )

Family insurance costs skyrocket 14%
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- American workers are taking yet another blow to their wallets...
CNNMoney ( 9/2/2010 7:01:47 AM -08:00 )

Breaking News: Nationwide, Workers Paying Nearly $500 More For Health Insurance
If your employer is footing less and less of your health insurance bill, you're part of a major trend. The cost of family health insurance overall rose just...
WBUR ( 9/2/2010 7:48:52 AM -08:00 )

Cost of providing health insurance for families rose 3%
The cost to employers and employees of providing health insurance for families rose 3% to an average of $13770...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ( 9/2/2010 7:42:10 AM -08:00 )

Workers see premiums rise 14 percent for family health coverage
US workers on average are paying a bigger share of their health insurance premiums this year. The cost of family health coverage for...
Pioneer Press ( 9/2/2010 7:22:47 AM -08:00 )

Workers pay 14 percent more for health insurance in 2010
American workers will pay about $4000 to get health insurance for their families through work this year, 14 percent more than in 2009, according to a survey...
Asbury Park Press ( 9/2/2010 7:16:09 AM -08:00 )

Employers Push Higher Health Insurance Costs Onto Workers
Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz reports: "Workers nationwide, on average, are paying nearly $4000 toward the cost of family coverage....
Kaiser Health News ( 9/2/2010 7:13:05 AM -08:00 )

Employers Push Higher Health Insurance Costs Onto Workers
Employers Push Higher Health Insurance Costs Onto WorkersThe day after President's Day this year, employees of the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center in Springfield, Ill.,...
Kaiser Health News ( 9/2/2010 7:02:21 AM -08:00 )

Family Health Premiums Rise 3 Percent to $13770 in 2010, But Workers' Share
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Workers on average are paying nearly $4000 this year toward the cost of family health coverage – an increase...
PR Newswire (press release) ( 9/2/2010 7:01:56 AM -08:00 )

Celebrating Labor Day 2010...Kaiser Permanente Caregivers in SEIU-UHW Enjoy
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 1 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This Labor Day, 43000 healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals in California—members of the...
Centre Daily Times ( 9/2/2010 7:01:54 AM -08:00 )

Kaiser Permanente Joins Forces with HealthCompare in California
HealthCompare Insurance Services, Inc., a one-stop online guide to help individuals and families easily research, compare, buy and enroll in the right...
Insurance News Net (press release) ( 9/2/2010 6:14:49 AM -08:00 )