Premiums for family health plans hit $15,745 - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Premiums for family health plans hit $15,745

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Annual premiums for job-based family health insurance went up just 4 percent this year. Even so, the price tag approaches $16,000 and rising more than twice as fast as wages.

The annual survey released by two major research groups shows the challenges remaining in providing access to health care.

Premiums for a family plan are averaging $15,745, with employees paying more than $4,300 of that. And lower wage workers are paying more for skimpier coverage than their counterparts at upscale firms.

The survey includes more than 2,000 small and large employers. Asked what kind of increase they're expecting for 2013, employers said their best estimate at this point is 7 percent - sure to prompt more pain.

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