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Workers' health insurance premiums rise modestly, but deductibles jump lot more
Workers' health insurance premiums rise modestly, but deductibles jump lot more
In 2016, the average deductible for workers was $1,478, up from $1,318 last year, the survey found.And for the first time, according to the survey, slightly more than half of all covered workers have deductibles of at least $1,000, and at smaller firms, the average deductibles are now above $2,000.The survey also found that the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, is having no effect at driving up employer health insurance costs, and that few companies are changing their employees' hours as a result of ACA requirements.
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Great news: High deductibles are now the "new normal" in health insurance
Great news: High deductibles are now the "new normal" in health insurance
Great news: High deductibles are now the "new normal" in health insuranceposted at 4:01 pm on September 14, 2016 by Ed MorrisseyNPR brings us this new surprise from the annals of top-down control of economies.When Democrats shoved ObamaCare through Congress in 2010, they promised that it would "bend the cost curve downward" throughout the whole health-care sector, especially in insurance.Instead, costs have skyrocketed so quickly that insurers have to raise deductibles in order to keep premiums from going up so high that no one could afford them.
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Heads up! Important poverty, median income and health insurance data out tomorrow
Heads up! Important poverty, median income and health insurance data out tomorrow
Jared Bernstein, a former chief economist to Vice President Biden, is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and author of the new book 'The Reconnection Agenda: Reuniting Growth and Prosperity.'(Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)Like the man said, important numbers are coming out tomorrow.But, I can hear you thinking, if they're out tomorrow, why do we have to talk about them today?
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Why Texas is the worst state for health insurance in the country
Why Texas is the worst state for health insurance in the country
A new analysis of data from the US Census Bureau has revealed two major reasons why Texas has the highest rate of residents without health insurance in America: The state's two largest cities, Dallas and Houston, are the least insured major metropolitan areas in the US.The Census Bureau ranked the largest American cities based on the rates of uninsured residents.Houston and Dallas are first and second on the list, and San Antonio — the third-largest city in Texas — comes in fourth, behind Miami.
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