The New York Times: People who purchase health insurance on their own were faced with premium increases averaging 20 percent when they last sought to renew their coverage, according to a survey (.pdf) released Monday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. (KHN is a project of the Kaiser Family Foundation.) "While some people switched to less expensive plans that offered less generous coverage, and others negotiated lower prices than their insurers initially requested, the people surveyed still reported an average increase of 13 percent on their health insurance costs. ... 
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