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Health Insurance Premiums rising in Kentucky from Lexington Herald Leader

For workers in Kentucky, insurance premiums are rising much faster than their earnings, resulting in smaller paychecks, a Washington-based consumer health organization reported Monday.

Families USA said premiums rose by 68.3 percent since 2000 while earnings increased by 17.6 percent.

“Kentucky families have been hit hard in the pocketbooks due to skyrocketing health costs and stagnant wages,” said Ron Pollack, executive director of the nonprofit group. “As a result, Kentuckians are paying much larger portions of their paychecks on health care, and health care is becoming less and less affordable.”....Kentucky Access

Americans urge new congress to focus on health insurance…….

“the survey found that 80 percent of adults want Congress and state legislatures to do more to extend access to coverage.

While Americans express broad support for a stronger health care safety net, a commanding majority of Americans favor reforms that build on the current public-private system rather than implementing a new government-run system.

“Americans across the political spectrum are saying that government should take action to improve access to health care coverage, but they do not support a one-size-fits-all approach,” said Dr. Whitfield Ayres, President of Ayres, McHenry & Associates. “Promoting access to health care coverage is an issue Americans agree on regardless of party or ideology.”

“Voters clearly want Congress to find a way to promote access and to ensure the government devotes the resources necessary to help working families get the coverage they need,….”  Congress Focuses on Health Insurance

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