一 | The cost of health coverage through work jumped this year, in part because of inflation, according to a survey of U.S. employers.Premiums for both family and single plans climbed 7% after barely rising in 2022, according to a report Wednesday by KFF, a nonprofit that researches health care issues.Later this fall, companies begin their annual coverage enrollment window for 2024, and health care experts say another price hike could be coming.“It’s hard to imagine that there won’t be another year of health care cost increases, at least at the level we’re seeing right now,” said Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research for the Employee Benefit Research Institute.Employer-sponsored health insurance is the most common form of coverage in the United States. KFF says almost 153 million Americans have it. Companies generally pay most of the premium — 70% or more in many cases.That can soften the impact of price hikes on employees. Coverage costs also are taken out of paychecks before taxes, which helps mitigate the financial pinch workers may feel, noted Fronstin, who was not involved in the KFF study.KFF noted that premiums climbed roughly with wages and inflation. The wider economy has felt those two pressures for more than a year, and now they are starting to affect health care costs, said Gary Claxton, a senior vice president with KFF. He noted that there can be a delay because health care contracts can keep costs stable after prices start rising in other parts of the economy.Fronstin said health care provider consolidation also can drive up care costs, which ultimately affects premiums. He also thinks the U.S. health care system — with its limited capacity to treat people — is still catching up on providing care that was delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic.“There’s only so much room for catch up,” he said. “I don’t believe colonoscopy centers are running 24/7 to catch up.”___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.。 据国务院国资委官网,8月20日,国务院国资委召开中央企业6G未来产业推进会,深入学习贯彻习近平总书记关于前瞻布局和发展未来产业的重要指示精神,落实党中央、国务院关于6G工作的部署要求,总结阶段进展成效,部署下阶段工作。国务院国资委党委委员、副主任李镇出席会议并讲话。科技部、工业和信息化部有关司局、北京市有关部门同志出席会议。 会议强调,推动6G未来产业发展是中央企业落实国家战略部署、履行战略使命的必然要求,中央企业要主动衔接国家、地方、行业规划,加快实现产业发展目标。要补齐技术短板,加强基础理论源头创新,推动关键技术器件底层突破,构建安全稳定的6G产业链供应链。要夯实产业底座,加强创新平台建设、市场主体培育、人才队伍锻造,筑牢6G高质量发展基础。要加快国际合作,构建多元合作体系,全方位提升国际话语权。要孵化场景业态,积极推进6G技术与实体经济融合,全面构筑应用生态先发优势,加快实现6G商业闭环。 会前,与会人员参观了中央企业6G未来产业成果展。会上发布了中央企业6G未来产业场景共创任务。国务院国资委有关厅局负责同志、6G未来产业相关31家中央企业负责同志和相关部门负责同志参加会议。
二 | (文章来源:财联社)。
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