NBHC Sustainability
July 31, 2018
A report from the Fraser Institute suggests a family of four with a household income of $138,008 will pay $12,935 this year for public healthcare. It contends that the cost increased 68% since 1997 when adjusted for inflation. For a single person earning $44,348, the institute states that inflation-adjusted healthcare costs more than doubled since 1997 to $4,640 this year.
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