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Insurance Premiums Rise Faster than Worker Earnings by a Factor of 3

Total family premiums rose about 342% while worker earnings increased 119%, driven mainly by hospital price hikes and health system consolidation, researchers said.

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Health insurance premiums rose at nearly 3 times the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years, with patients and employers bearing the burden.

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Health insurance premiums outpace workers’ pay 3-to-1 over last 25 years

New JAMA analysis tracks employer-sponsored insurance, wages and inflation from 1999 to 2024.

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Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years

While hospital CEO salaries and health insurance premiums have increased, health care quality has not.

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littlebytesnews.com broke the news in on Monday, December 8, 2025.
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