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Cost of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Up 9%

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Cost of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Up 9%

Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health care insurance coverage increased 9% from 2010 to $15,073 this year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust 2011 Employer Health Benefits Survey released Tuesday, 27 Sept. 2011. On average, workers pay $4,129 and employers pay $10,944 toward those annual premiums. Premiums increased significantly faster than […]

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Economy Still in a Recession 75% of U.S. Says

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Economy Still in a Recession 75% of U.S. Says

Although it officially ended in 2009, 75% of the U.S. population says the economy is still in a recession and 60% don’t think the economy will improve soon, according to a recent Gallup poll. American’s are the least optimistic about the future than they have been in 20 years, according to Gallup. In 1991-1992, About 80% […]

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Poll: Significantly Fewer U.S. 18- to 25-Year-Olds Uninsured

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Poll: Significantly Fewer U.S. 18- to 25-Year-Olds Uninsured

First a little bit of good news on health insurance in the United States. There are fewer uninsured people thanks to the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act, which allows children as old as 26 to remain on their parents’ health care insurance plans appears have an immediate effect on the number of Americans […]

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Half of Americans Report Job-Related Hardships

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Half of Americans Report Job-Related Hardships

New research reports what you probably already know: recession job-related hardship. We all know it’s rough out there on the job, but the experts at the respected Pew Research Center have delivered new numbers on what they’re calling the Great Recession – great not because we love it so much, but because it’s been longer […]

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