April 29, 2008 | 660,000 Illinois jobs lose medical benefits | Chicago Tribune
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Here’s the latest data: the number of jobs in Illinois with medical benefits plunged by 660,000 between 2001 and 2005, according to a study released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Driving the trend are soaring medical costs – a consequence of more medical services and more expensive technologies -- that make health insurance ever more expensive for workers and employers.
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While median income for Illinois families was essentially flat between 2001 and 2005, the portion that they paid for health insurance provided by employers jumped 25 percent this five-year period. ...
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