Premiums for Employee Health Coverage May Change Little, Budget Study Finds

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN AND ROBERT PEAR
NYT

The large number of Americans who currently have employer-sponsored medical insurance would not see much change in their premium costs as a result of the health care legislation pending in Congress, according to a widely awaited budget analysis.

The analysis, released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has been a much anticipated assessment of the impact of health insurance premiums under the sweeping legislation being championed by the Obama administration and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill.

The analysis found that premiums would move in many different directions for different types of people in different circumstances. But in perhaps the most crucial finding, the budget office said that the large number of Americans who currently have employer-sponsored insurance would see little change in their premium costs — and that in some cases the costs might even fall.

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