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 Annual health care costs for employers will rise 166 percent over the next decade, from $10,743 per employee today to $28,530 by 2019. Florida health coverage facts: (more)
• 8,406,200 (46.7 percent) of Floridians receive coverage through their employers.
• 934,600 (5.2 percent) of Floridians purchase individual coverage.
• 1,824,400 (10.1 percent) of Floridians are covered through Medicaid.
• 2,980,800 (16.5 percent) of Floridians are covered through Medicare.
• 237,600 (1.3 percent) have other types of coverage.
• 3,633,400 (20.2 percent) of Floridians are uninsured.
• With 52 health insurance mandates, Florida is 11th highest in the U.S.
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