Transcript Cumulative Change in Single and Family Health Insurance Premiums and Federal Poverty Level, 19962011 220% 203% 200% 180% 180% 163% 160% 148% 140% 130% 71% 52% 60% 0% 75% 37% 33% 100% 107% 86% 60% 45% 22% 13% 8% 17% 0% 9% 3% 11% 14% 16% 8% 6% 4% 2% 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Cumulative Change in Single and Family Health
Insurance Premiums and Federal Poverty Level, 19962011
220%
203%
200%
180%
180%
163%
160%
148%
140%
130%
71%
52%
60%
0%
75%
37%
33%
100%
107%
86%
60%
45%
22%
13%
8%
17%
0%
9%
3%
11% 14% 16%
8%
6%
4%
2%
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Family Premium
148%
134%
*
87%
80%
20%
120%
102%
100%
40%
*
117%
120%
162%
20%
24%
27%
2004
2005
2006
Federal Poverty Level
32%
34%
2007
2008
40%
40%
41%
2009
2010
2011
Single Premium
*No data are available for 2007 due to MEPS transition from retrospective to current data collection.
NOTE: Family premium percentages were calculated based on a family of four. In 2011, the federal poverty level for a family of four
was $22,350.
SOURCE: Premium data from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, private sector data
from Insurance Component, 1996-2010, at http://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/. Federal Poverty Level based on HHS Federal Poverty
Guidelines (1996 through 2011) at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/figures-fed-reg.shtml; rate of growth based on change for one person
(change for a four-person family would be 43.3% rather than 40.7% over the period).