So when do the rest of us get to see the benefits of tort reform?
Health Insurance Premiums Rise 6.1%, Top $12K A Year For Families | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
Health insurance premiums paid by workers and their employers rose an average of 6.1 percent this year, outpacing inflation and pay increases and taking a bigger chunk out of families’ budgets, according to a new survey.
Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance for the average family topped $12,000 — with employees picking up about one-fourth of that cost — although the increase in premiums slowed for a fourth straight year.
Funny, I would have expected at least some mention about how premiums in Texas are increasing at the slowest rate among the states since tort reform. Now I wonder why we don’t seem to be hearing anything along those lines even though the state is overwhelmed with physicians applying to practice here since their malpractice premiums are so much lower.
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