Premiums for job-based family health plans went up just 4 percent this year, according to a new report from Kaiser Family Foundation, The Associated Press reports.
But hang on to your wallets. Premiums averaged $15,745, with employees paying 27 percent of the cost, more than $4,300.
That’s a glaring reminder that the nation’s problem of unaffordable medical care is anything but solved.
Kaiser president Drew Altman calls it a “very moderate” increase, but adds that even a modest increase feels big when wages are flat or falling.
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Most experts think the sluggish economy is the main reason for the slowdown in health care costs, and they expect premiums to go up faster after the economy recovers.
