WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), issued the following statement in response to the 2008 Employer Health Benefits Survey released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust, which found that health insurance premiums grew 5 percent in 2008. The annual KFF/HRET surveys have found a steady decline in the growth of health insurance premiums in recent years. KFF reported that premiums grew 6.1 percent in 2007 and 7.7 percent in 2006.
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"The slowing rate of growth in health insurance premiums shows we are moving in the right direction, but much more needs to be done to make health care coverage more affordable for consumers and employers. Health insurance plans have implemented a variety of innovative strategies that are helping to rein in skyrocketing health care costs and improve the quality of care that patients receive. Moreover, our community has outlined a comprehensive reform proposal to make health care coverage more affordable by reducing the rising cost of medical services."
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The AHIP proposal would bring all stakeholders together to provide patients and their doctors with greater information about what drugs, treatments, and technologies are most effective; enhance disease management and care coordination programs; promote prevention and wellness; and make critical investments in health information technology to improve efficiency and reduce costly medical errors. Click here to view the full proposal: http://www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?docid=23427.
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