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(KSL News) -- If you think your work-based health premiums are a lot higher than they used to be, you might be right.
A new study found premiums for families with employer-sponsored plans jumped nearly 14 percent this year, the biggest increase since 1990.
Researchers with the Kaiser Family Foundation found the average annual family premium is a bit more than nine-thousand dollars now.
With employers paying a portion of the cost, families pay an average of $2400 annually, or $200 a month. A single employee is paying about 500 dollars a year.
Experts say the rise comes in part because workers shunned the restrictive policies of managed care plans, which sought to reduce costs.
