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November 29, 2006 at 07:04 AM
A state-by-state survey by a public advocacy group finds family health insurance premiums are generally rising much more steeply than workers’ earnings.
Nationwide, health insurance premiums rose an average of 74% in the 6 years from 2000 to 2006, according to the study by Families USA, Washington. That is 6 times the 12% increase seen for median worker earnings in that same period.
The sharpest health insurance increases in the period were recorded in Idaho, where premiums were up 117%; Tennessee, up almost 99%; New Mexico, up 94.5%; and Maine and Washington state, both up roughly 89%, Families USA reports.
