Health Care Costs Climb Moderately, Survey Says by Andrew Pollack. New York times. August 20, 2013.
(1) The _________ percent increase for a family is much less than the ___________ percent increases experienced a decade ago. However it is still much higher than the _______ percent increase in wages last year.
(2) The article presents several possible reasons for the slower increase: increasing ____________ costs paid through __________________, slower growth of health care spending partly explained by people forgoing ____________________, and possibly cuts by health care providers in anticipate of the _________________.
(3) While there is no indication that Obamacare is leading to big premium increases, there is conversely a lack of clear indications that Obamcare has ______________________________.
(4) True or False: The survey showed that employers are not dropping health insurance and forcing employees to seek coverage on the new insurance exchanges.
(5) While the survey found that many young adults are interested in health insurance only _______ percent were aware of the insurance marketplaces/exchanges starting October 1, 2013.
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