Average health insurance costs in January and February 2000
By Insure.com
Average health insurance premiums for HMO and non-HMO health plans in the United States increased only slightly from January to February 2000. But the premiums were up more than 6 percent from the same time last year, according to data from Ceridian Benefits Services, a Palm Harbor, Fla., provider of employee benefits administration services.
Change in health premiums
January 2000 to February 2000
Premium type
Average
February
2000
premium
Percent change
from January 2000
Percent change
from February 1999
Non-HMO single
medical
$200.58
0.69
6.34
Non-HMO family medical
548.39
0.77
7.06
HMO single
medical
189.45
0.76
9.38
HMO family
medical
522.79
0.81
9.27
Dental-single
21.14
0.48
4.19
Dental-family
61.13
0.59
4.5
Change in health premiums
December 1999 to January 2000
Premium type
Average
January 2000
premium
Percent change
from December 1999
Percent
change
from January 1999
Non-HMO single
medical
$199.20
1.63
6.16
Non-HMO family
medical
544.21
1.87
6.85
HMO single
medical
188.02
2.46
8.88
HMO family
medical
518.61
2.55
8.83
Dental-single
21.04
1.35
3.14
Dental-family
60.77
1.89
3.61
Change in health premiums
December 1998 to December 1999
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