The costs of health care outpaces income
A new report shows the premiums the family in Utah for work-based health insurance has increased by 22% on average from 2001 to 2005.
In the meantime, the median income rose by 4.6% in the same time.
A new report was published Tuesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The report was published at the same time that the campaign supported by the Foundation under the slogan “on the cover is not covered week.
There are 47 million Americans - including more than 300000 Utahns - who are unversichert.
The Foundation report also shows the share of private employers, Utah offers insurance fell by 44% in 2005. The 1 is the lowest in the country.
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