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he amount of money a typical family
pays for healthcare is rising, according
to a recent study from Milliman report-
ed in Insurance Journal.
The study examines healthcare costs for a typical
American family of four with employer-spon-
sored PPO plans.
Here are eight things to know from the study:
1. Healthcare costs are expected to rise 6.3 percent
this year.
2. High prescription drug prices are the main
cost-driver.
3. The total bill for healthcare costs in a family of
four is expected to hit $24,671; the employer is on
the hook for around $14,198 and the employee
pays on average $10,473.
4. The consumer price index increased 0.2 percent
in March — healthcare costs are increasing at a
rate far outpacing the consumer price index.
5. For the fifth year in a row, employees are assum-
ing an increasing percentage of the total cost of care.
6. The total costs — including payroll deductions
and out-of-pocket expenses — for healthcare is
up 43 percent this year over 2010; at the same
time employer costs are up 32 percent.
7. Payroll deductions accounted for $6,408 of the
total healthcare costs for families this year, with
$4,065 being out-of-pocket expenses.
8. Prescription drugs are expected to account for
$467, a 13 percent increase over 2010. n
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