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Survey: Modest Rise In Health Coverage Costs, But Employees Assume Bigger Burden

The Washington Post: "Amid high unemployment and a weak economy, employers have been shifting health care costs to workers, according to a study released Thursday. The premiums that employees pay for employer-sponsored family coverage rose an average of 13.7 percent this year, while the amount that employers contribute fell by 0.9 percent, the survey found...

Healthcare reforms don't go far enough

Many people are being forced into a tradeoff as insurance rates continue to rise. Ruta Vaisnys just got the word from Blue Shield of California: Her monthly health insurance premium will rise by more than 28% to $243 beginning next month.

Health care: Workers bear larger share of health premium costs

INDIANAPOLIS -- Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows.

Health Savings Accounts can be financial lifesavers

Q: I keep hearing about HSAs. What are they and can anyone have one? E.T., Altamonte Springs

Open lines of communication with health care providers

Between 2007 and 2008, the number of adults without health insurance grew by 1.5 million, according to census stats released a year ago. The timing of the findings is hardly a surprise — the fact th

Federal health insurance changes to start soon

Among the provisions: Kids will be able to stay on parents' plans until age 26.

Price of health insurance didn't rise much in 2009, but workers' burden did

The price of family health insurance didn't go up all that much last year, but most people who get their insurance through work would never know that.

Health insurance is taking a bigger bite from workers’ wallets

Workers are paying a larger share of their health insurance as companies shift more costs to their employees to survive the recession. According to a national study released Thursday, workers paid an average of 14 percent more in premiums this year while employers held their own cost increases to “a modest 3 percent.”

New insurance model unveiled

The Rowlett city staff briefed the council regarding its proposed healthcare changes for the fiscal year 2011 during a work session presentation on Tuesday.