May 2008 - 158 million people covered by employer health insurance; since recession of 2001 - employee’s average cost of annual health care premium for family coverage has nearly doubled (to $3,300, up from $1,800), incomes have not kept up; portion of average American household’s income that goes toward health care has risen about 12%, approaching 20% of average household’s spending (source: Deloitte).
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