一 | The cost of health coverage through work jumped this year, in part because of inflation, according to a survey of U.S. employers.Premiums for both family and single plans climbed 7% after barely rising in 2022, according to a report Wednesday by KFF, a nonprofit that researches health care issues.Later this fall, companies begin their annual coverage enrollment window for 2024, and health care experts say another price hike could be coming.“It’s hard to imagine that there won’t be another year of health care cost increases, at least at the level we’re seeing right now,” said Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research for the Employee Benefit Research Institute.Employer-sponsored health insurance is the most common form of coverage in the United States. KFF says almost 153 million Americans have it. Companies generally pay most of the premium — 70% or more in many cases.That can soften the impact of price hikes on employees. Coverage costs also are taken out of paychecks before taxes, which helps mitigate the financial pinch workers may feel, noted Fronstin, who was not involved in the KFF study.KFF noted that premiums climbed roughly with wages and inflation. The wider economy has felt those two pressures for more than a year, and now they are starting to affect health care costs, said Gary Claxton, a senior vice president with KFF. He noted that there can be a delay because health care contracts can keep costs stable after prices start rising in other parts of the economy.Fronstin said health care provider consolidation also can drive up care costs, which ultimately affects premiums. He also thinks the U.S. health care system — with its limited capacity to treat people — is still catching up on providing care that was delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic.“There’s only so much room for catch up,” he said. “I don’t believe colonoscopy centers are running 24/7 to catch up.”___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.。
二 | 10月11日，随着首条钢轨的平稳铺设，由中铁十七局集团承建的沈白高铁辽宁段正式进入铺轨阶段，为后续全线贯通奠定坚实基础。 在项目建设施工现场记者了解到，本次需完成正线铺轨397.6公里，站线铺轨9.9公里，改建还铺2.88公里，总计409.6公里的铺轨任务，线路横跨辽宁省沈阳市和抚顺市、吉林省通化市，中间设伯官站、抚顺北站、东韩家站以及新宾站。 为确保铺轨任务顺利进行，项目自进场以来，多次召开专题研讨会，不断优化铺轨方案，细化责任分工，强化过程监管，将“智慧管理”理念引入工程建设，应用“智能化行车调度系统”，有效降低轨行区调度及车辆运行风险。此外，项目施工过程还紧扣国内长钢轨沈白高铁辽宁段焊接研究方向，在现有设备基础上积极开展道岔闪光焊研究，进一步提升了道岔钢轨焊接质量。 沈白高铁铺架工区经理张怀军说：“我们将秉承铺架公司奋勇争先的优良传统，自工序之初，严把安全质量关；从工期开始，紧握生产进度绳；由细节之处，筑牢高质量发展之基。全体员工也将紧盯关键环节，紧扣关键节点，确保项目安全、质量、进度等全面履约，确保轨道工程施工进度满足施工组织设计工期要求，早日完成项目工程建设，将沈白高铁项目建设成一个精品工程、优质工程。” 沈白高铁正线全长430.1公里，设计时速350公里，位于辽宁省东北部和吉林省东南部，是一条连接辽宁省沈阳市与吉林省延边朝鲜族自治州安图县的高速铁路。抚顺市委、市政府高度重视沈白高铁项目建设，摆在突出位置，提供全面、全方位的服务保障，会同铁路方面克服重重困难，高效破解各种难题，保障项目顺利实施。
三 | 建成通车后，将引领我市进入全国高铁网，抚顺、北京至长白山的列车最短运行时间将分别缩短至1.5小时和4小时以内，对促进区域发展与国家战略有效融合具有重大意义。 责任编辑：李丹。
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