Employees pay 48% more of health premiums

[sandnsea]

Just caught this on Yahoo.

"People in employer-sponsored health plans are paying 48 percent more out of their own pockets for care than they did three years ago, according to an authoritative new study, and the cost will be even higher next year."

"Other health care experts are projecting that 2004 will be the fourth straight year of double-digit increases in health insurance premiums."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&e=10&u=/nyt/employeespayingeverbiggershareforhealthcare

Are we still sure for profit health insurance is the way to go? Remember, with for profit health insurance AND taxpayer funded premium credits, not only would your premium go up but so would your taxes in order to cover the increase in premiums for people who can't afford them.

Sooner or later, we're going to have to admit this systems doesn't work. IMO.

[w4rma]

1. This system doesn't work. But, single-payer isn't going to pass

without a majority (maybe a super majority) of non-DLC Dems in elected offices.