US EditionThought inflation was bad? Health insurance premiums are rising even faster
- Kirk Vartan pays over $2,000 monthly for a high-deductible health plan from Blue Shield on Covered California, highlighting the struggle of many Californians with rising health insurance premiums.
- Premiums for families with employer-provided coverage in California nearly doubled from about $1,000 in 2008 to almost $2,000 in 2023, which is more than twice the rate of inflation.
- California aims to control health care costs by establishing an Office of Health Care Affordability, targeting annual spending growth to 3.5% by 2024 and 3% by 2029.
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San Diego Union Tribune
Thought inflation was bad? Health insurance premiums are rising even faster
By Phillip Reese, KFF Health News Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace. He could have selected a cheaper plan from a different provider, but he wanted one that includes his wife’s doctor. “It’s for the two of us, and we’re not sick,” said Vartan, general manager at A Slice of New York pizza shops in the Bay Area ci…
'Ridiculous': Anger grows as health insurance premiums rise even faster than inflation
Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace. He could have selected a cheaper plan from a different provider, but he wanted one that includes his wife’s doctor. “It’s for the two of us, and we’re not sick,” said Vartan, general manager at A Slice of New York pizza shops in the Bay Area cities of San Jose and Sunnyvale. “I…
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Bioethics.comThought Inflation Was Bad? Health Insurance Premiums Are Rising Even Faster
Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace. He could have selected a cheaper plan from a different provider, but he wanted one that includes his wife’s doctor. “It’s for the two of us, and we’re not sick,” said Vartan, general manager at A Slice of New York pizza shops in the Bay Area cities of San Jose and Sunnyvale. “I…
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