Individual Medical Insurance Costs Set to Rise Next Year

More workers may find themselves shopping for their own individual medical insurance in the coming months, with workplace premiums expected to rise as much as 9 percent next year.

The Associated Press recently featured a report it had received from PricewaterhouseCoopers which found that factors like rising unemployment could end up increasing healthcare costs. The wire service said that the report says workers who are worried about losing their jobs tend to use their coverage more while it is still available to them, which has the effect of driving up costs in the short term.

The report also notes that even with Congress currently debating major changes to the nation's healthcare policies, it is unlikely to have an impact on next year's costs.

This is bad news for workers because many of them are likely to deal with higher premium costs next year. Worse, as prices become higher, some smaller companies are forced to eliminate their health benefits altogether, driving more people to seek their own coverage.

Still, shopping around for online medical insurance and taking steps like buying policies with higher deductibles are often a good to find affordable coverage.

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