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Tue November 28, 2006
Health hikes outstrip wages
Premiums rise 60%, study finds
Premiums and earnings
• For family health coverage in Oklahoma, annual premiums from 2000-06 went from $6,937 to $11,090, a 60 percent increase.
• From 2000-06, the median Oklahoma earnings grew from $20,791 to $23,519, or 13 percent.
• For family coverage, employers' portion of insurance rose 58 percent; workers' portion rose 65.3 percent.
• Almost 662,000 nonelderly Oklahomans lack health insurance.
Source: Families USA
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