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B | 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.。中国选手未能包揽冠军，王曼昱在女单决赛中以4比2力克队友王艺迪，夺得冠军，而林高远却在随后的男单决赛中浪费六个赛点，以3比4遭日本选手张本智和逆转，丢掉冠军。与上周进行的WTT球星挑战赛不同，WTT冠军赛只设男、女单打项目比赛，且积分奖励丰厚。中国女单选手占据四强，最终王曼昱和王艺迪在分别淘汰陈梦和孙颖莎后进入了决赛这场中国选手的“内战”中。
C | 比赛一开始，双方就展开激烈对攻，王曼昱先声夺人，以11比9和11比4先赢两局。第三局，王艺迪以11比9扳回一局。接下来的比赛双方战况胶着，王曼昱以11比7赢下第四局后，王艺迪在第五局同样以11比7还以颜色。第六局，王曼昱稳扎稳打，以11比7锁定整场比赛的胜利。“心态上比较坚决果断，技战术方面处理得不错是赢球的关键，这次在布达佩斯比赛对自己的锻炼非常大，收获很多。”王曼昱赛后表示。
D | 男单决赛则更具戏剧性。林高远是唯一进入四强的中国选手，比赛伊始林高远火力全开，以11比3、11比7和14比12连下三城。但随后他却突然“哑火”，以两个6比11被对手连追两局。第六局，林高远更是在手握六个赛点的情况下，以11比13遭到逆转。
E | 关键的决胜局，林高远率先达到9分，而后又出现心态变化，最终以9比11输掉整场比赛。
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