Refund Denied

Tommy: a post says health insurance 'fell' 36% by the official index; my mom's premium went up. Dougie: then I'm owed a refund. Abe: employer family premiums averaged $26,993 last year, up 6%, and workers paid $6,850 of it. Mayor, does the index measure premiums? Mayor Dithers: yes. Abe: no, premiums minus benefits, the insurers' margins. Tommy learned something today: the index isn't your bill, which rose 26% in five years. Dougie: refund denied, I'm suing the index.

Whatever the CPI's health-insurance line shows, the premium families actually face kept rising: employer family coverage averaged $26,993 in 2025, up 6% or $1,408 in a year and 26% over five years, with workers paying $6,850 of it from their paychecks, by the latest annual employer survey; the index measures insurers' margins, not that bill, and the 36% drop is the post's claim.

Starring

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