Benefits March 26, 2002

Average Health-Care Costs Jump 30%

March 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health-care costs were up by about 30% in 2001 compared to seven years ago.
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According to Business & Legal Reports, employers paid an average of $4,410 last year – up considerably from the 1995 level of $3,049.

Average per-employee health-care costs in individual sectors in 2001 are now:

  • $5,313 in the government sector,
  • $4,818 in the research and development field,
  • $4,673 in the manufacturing sector,
  • $4,552 for those working in education,
  • $4,273 for workers in the health sector,
  • $4,217 for those in the financial services and insurance industry, and
  • $3,750 in the retail and wholesale sectors

The data comes from more than 4,000 employers nationally.

 

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