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Health insurance premiums skyrocket, outpacing wages and inflation

Fluids are controlled in an operating room in a hospital in Jackson, Tenn., on June 15, 2023. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
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Fluids are controlled in an operating room in a hospital in Jackson, Tenn., on June 15, 2023. (Mark Humphrey/AP)

The 150 million Americans who get health insurance through their employers face steeper premiums and shakier care options.

Host Robin Young discusses why costs have rocketed upwards with Bob Herman, business of health care reporter for STAT.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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