Local efforts trying to put a lid on health care premiums

URBANA – If it seems like you keep paying more for health insurance and getting less, you're not alone.

In the past six years, health insurance premiums have far outstripped the average paycheck, while out-of-pocket health care costs have continued to rise, according to a report released this month by Families USA.

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