Posted: 02/03/09
According to research by the Department of Health & Human Services, where you live greatly impacts the bottom line on a health insurance plan quote. The agency found that there are large geographical variations in health insurance plans for family and individual coverage, and employer costs. View the complete data set to see how it might affect your health insurance plan quote, or check out some of the highlights for the 20 largest metro areas. Some highlights include:
- Seattle workers contributed the most (an average $3,299 per year)
- New York City-area workers contributed the least for family coverage ($1,851)
- Boston workers paid the most for individual coverage ($867) while workers in Riverside paid the least ($449)
- Premiums for single coverage were highest in San Francisco ($4,185) and lowest in Riverside, ($3,012)
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