Workers in most states paid nearly 12% of median income for health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses in 2020, up from 9% in 2010, according to a study released Wednesday.
The costs of premiums and annual deductibles—expenses health plan enrollees must pay before health care claims are covered—consume a greater share of income in every state than they did a decade ago, according to the study by the Commonwealth Fund, a health-care research organization.
The report, State Trends in Employer Premiums and Deductibles, 2010-2020, found that those health-care costs take up 10% or more of median income in 37 states—more ...
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