Health Insurance Has Spiked 78% in the US Since 2011
Surging health insurance costs have compelled even healthcare workers to stop getting coverage not only for themselves but also for their staff at private facilities. Premiums climbed 78% between 2011 and 2024, a JAMA study shows. The spiraling costs affecting ordinary Americans haven’t spared healthcare professionals. KFF News provides the example of Ashley Durham, a pharmacist, and her husband Doctor Joshua Durham. The couple owns and runs a medical practice in Idaho, and the rising health insurance costs have compelled them to drop their own policy this year. To get the treatment they need, they have been making withdrawals from…











