Figure 3
From: The importance of human resources management in health care: a global context
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The trend of the cost of employer-sponsored family health care coverage in the United States. Source: National Coalition on Health Care 2004 pg.9. http://www.nchc.org/materials/studies/reform.pdf. Figure 3 illustrates the increase in health insurance premiums since 2001. These increases are making it more difficult for businesses to continue to provide health coverage for their employees and retirees [15].