Here's why your workplace health insurance is so expensive

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Health-care costs are going up so quickly, they're devouring your salary increases

Average total health spending for a family of four with workplace coverage hit $7,726 in 2018, a 67% increase from 10 years ago, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Medical coverage costs have outpaced wage growth: Families’ costs are up 67% compared to a decade ago, while wages have increased 26%, according to the foundation.Even if your employer offers you health insurance at work, chances are you're shelling out more money for medical care. The average family of four paid a total of $7,726 in 2018, according to the foundation. That's an increase of 67% from 10 years ago.

 

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The big question with all these programs is that while costs are going up what are individuals doing toward a healthy lifestyle e.g. exercise and proper diet.

The health care system will collapse if these price level increases continue because no one will be able to afford it.

That does not show 'why'. That is just showing data.

The only problem is nobody cares about the cost of claims... The cost of college has skyrocketed more than health care and all people want to do a spread the cost around differently especially those who write about it because they are all incompetent

Obama

Deep analysis here... so deep.

Looks like the ACA did sooooooooooooooooo much for us

Let me take a stab at this...”What is the ACA?”

Yeah, greed. You can tell it's greed, we can't even have the choice to do single payer. Ohh boo hoo doctors take a pay cut. Fuck them, it shouldn't be a plan to get rich.

Unless you’re a illegal immigrant then you get free health care

ObamaCare too expensive!!!!

MedicareForAll NoMiddleGround Bernie2020

I thin insurance companies may be scared of them being put out of business When a real president goes into office

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