How much does health insurance cost in New Jersey?
A. Between 2000 and 2008, the average family insurance policy in New Jersey rose 44 percent to $12,789, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report. Policies for individuals cost $4,798 on average. In most cases, employers pay a big chunk of these premiums, but employee contributions in the state also are on the rise. The average employee paid $3,286 for family coverage in 2008, up from $1,749 in 2000. In that same time period, the median household income rose only 0.7 percent.
