Employers shoulder higher insurance costs

Quick View. Feb. 3, 2003.

A study by the Employment Policy Foundation shows that employees are paying more for health insurance -- but employers are paying more, too. The jump for employers follows a dip in the late 1990s after pressures from managed care decreased premiums. These are the average annual costs for full-time, year-round worker with a family plan.

Source: Employment Policy Foundation; numbers gathered from U.S. Census, no information available for 1994

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