$20,000
The average cost to cover a typical family of four under an employer health insurance plan this year.
7
Percent increase that cost is from last year.
$9,235
The average cost to cover a typical family of four under an employer health insurance plan in 2002.
$7,102
The average premium for a family in a non-group health insurance plan in 2010.
6.6
Percentage of the average household budget that health care (including insurance), medical services, drugs and medical supplies accounted for in 2010.
$2.6 trillion
Average annual public and private spending on health care.
Sources: The Week Magazine, CNN, PBS.
