Increases not as steep this year for family health plans

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Premiums for family healthcare plans through employer-sponsored insurance, where most Americans get their coverage, rose at a slow rate of 3 percent this year, partly because of a spike in high-deductible plans.

The analysis released Wednesday from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Education Trust comes as premiums in some Obamacare plans are seeing double-digit increases in 2017.

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