Healthcare Costs Are Rising Faster Than Your Income

THE RISING COST OF HEALTH CARE YOUR HEALTH CARE BILLS ARE EATING UP MORE OF YOUR WALLET THAN YOU THINK OF ADULTS IN AMERICA HAD 41%. TROUBLE FINDING THE CARE THEY I NEEDED BECAUSE OF COSTS (2011) 60% 24 MORE THAN 60 PERCENT OF PERSONAL BANKRUPTCIES ARE 2$ LINKED TO MEDICAL BILLS 180% HEALTHCARE INCREASED NEARLY 1687. 1.5 TIMES FASTER THAN WAGES 160% 160% 140% 120%. 987 100% 93% 80%. 60% 50% 40% 387 20% 0%. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 I HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS I WORKERS' CONTRIBUTION TO PREMIUMS IWORKERS EARNINGS DVERALL INFLATION DECADE ANNUAL AVERAGES OF NATIONAL INCOME GROWTH VS. NATIONAL HEALTHCARE NATIONAL INCOME GROWTH I HEALTHCARE SPENDING INFLATION GROWTH 147. 12.87 127. 10.6%. 10.87. 9.87. 10%. 7.8%. 8.0%. 87. 7.4%. 6.67. 67. 5. 37. 4.9%. 4% 27. 07 1970'S 1980'S 1990'S 2000-2005 1970-2005 7. OF ADULTS SPENDING 107. OR MORE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME ANNUALLY ON OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS AND PREMIUMS 217 OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS s44.700 2001 217 ANNUAL INCOME 2005 23%. 2010 IN 2011. THE AVERAGE AMERICAN FAMILY WILL SPEND MORE THAN S15.000 FOR HEALTHCARE COVERAGE. THE PRICE OF A FORD FIESTA DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU SPENT ON HEALTHCARE LAST YEAR? simple The free, simple way to track and pay your medical bille Sources healthoare.gov, Commonwealth Pund Center for Studying Health System Change