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Published: November 28, 2006
Health hikes outstrip wages
Premiums rise 60%, study finds
By Jeff Raymond
Oklahomans' health insurance premiums increased 60 percent in the last six years, greatly outpacing a 13 percent increase in earnings, a health care advocacy group reported Monday.

Families USA , based in Washington , released figures for Oklahoma and the nation. Nationally, insurance premiums rose 78 percent and earnings rose 12 percent.

Families USA, which promotes universal health care coverage, analyzed...

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