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AFL-CIO. Costs Have Been Eating Up More and More of Our PAYCHECKS. And LOWERING Our Standard of Living. Here’s Why It Hurts. Premium Costs Rising Faster Than Wages or Inflation. 2006 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey. America’s Health Care Spending Will Almost Double IN 10 YEARS.
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Here’s Why It Hurts Premium Costs Rising Faster Than Wages or Inflation 2006 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey
America’s Health CareSpending Will Almost DoubleIN 10 YEARS Per Person Health Care Spending, U.S. Average Health Affairs 142-153, 2007
We’re Feeling the Squeeze —And So Are Our Employers Annual Premium Costs for Family Coverage Kaiser Family Foundation Surveys, 2000-2006
As Costs Soar, More and More of Us Lose Insurance In Millions 56.0 46.9 44.8 43.4 43.5 42.0 39.8 38.4 U.S. Census Bureau; Health Affairs Web Exclusive, 2/21/07
Employer CoverageIs Drying Up—Especially for Early Retirees EMPLOYERS THAT PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR RETIREES 1988 65% 2006 35% Kaiser Family Foundation; Health Research and Education Trust