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Employer-sponsored health coverage costs jumped this year. More hikes may be coming_我的网站

A |     The cost of health coverage through work jumped this year, in part because of inflation, according to a survey of U.S. employers.Premiums for both family and single plans climbed 7% after barely rising in 2022, according to a report Wednesday by KFF, a nonprofit that researches health care issues.Later this fall, companies begin their annual coverage enrollment window for 2024, and health care experts say another price hike could be coming.“It’s hard to imagine that there won’t be another year of health care cost increases, at least at the level we’re seeing right now,” said Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research for the Employee Benefit Research Institute.Employer-sponsored health insurance is the most common form of coverage in the United States. KFF says almost 153 million Americans have it. Companies generally pay most of the premium — 70% or more in many cases.That can soften the impact of price hikes on employees. Coverage costs also are taken out of paychecks before taxes, which helps mitigate the financial pinch workers may feel, noted Fronstin, who was not involved in the KFF study.KFF noted that premiums climbed roughly with wages and inflation. The wider economy has felt those two pressures for more than a year, and now they are starting to affect health care costs, said Gary Claxton, a senior vice president with KFF. He noted that there can be a delay because health care contracts can keep costs stable after prices start rising in other parts of the economy.Fronstin said health care provider consolidation also can drive up care costs, which ultimately affects premiums. He also thinks the U.S. health care system — with its limited capacity to treat people — is still catching up on providing care that was delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic.“There’s only so much room for catch up,” he said. “I don’t believe colonoscopy centers are running 24/7 to catch up.”___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.。

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    　　此前，吕冈茨-多尔特在一笔三方交易中被雷霆送往老鹰。ESPN记者Zach Kram近日分析了这笔交易背后的逻辑，指出多尔特在对阵马刺的系列赛中暴露出的短板，是雷霆决定送走他的关键因素。
    
    　　Kram指出，在对阵马刺的系列赛中，多尔特成为球队在进攻端的薄弱环节，对手在防守时经常选择放空他的三分投射。数据显示，当多尔特在场时，雷霆的净胜分差为-63，这一数据在整个系列赛中排名垫底，且与其他球员差距明显。
    
    　　通过交易多尔特，雷霆不仅获得了更多的选秀资产和薪资空间，为后续续约卡森-华莱士和米切尔提供了灵活性，同时球队在对阵马刺时的竞争力也未必会因此下降。这一操作被视为雷霆在季后赛失利后的主动调整，既优化了阵容结构，也为未来发展储备了更多资源。

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