Another sign that the economy is mired in muck, with prospects for improvement any time soon being very dim:

A new survey shows a family health plan in 2010 averages $4,000 a year, up 14% from 2009. Meanwhile, the average employer contribution to a family plan hasn’t increased at all. [...] Overall, premium growth slowed slightly this year to 3%, with the average annual cost of a family health plan reaching $13,370. Workers picked up 30% of that bill. The average plan for a single individual cost $5,049.

Slow job growth. Incremental premium increases. Higher out-of-pocket expenses for care. Forget about cost-sharing. This is massive cost shifting, and healthcare consumers are being forced to take the brunt of the cost of that coverage. | LINK

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