The average annual premium for a family rose 4 percent in 2013, to $16,351, according to the survey results released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Annual premiums for individual policies purchased through an employer rose 5 percent, to $5,884.
The 4 percent increase for a family is relatively tame, at least
compared with the roughly 10 percent annual increases experienced a
decade ago. But it is still a far bigger rise than 1.8 percent increase
in wages and the 1.1 percent rate of inflation in the last year, the
foundation said.Read more...
