A | 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.。 系杭州唯一连续两季度上榜区县杭州日报讯 炎炎夏日，走进焱唐能源碲化镉薄膜超大面积太阳能组件项目车间，长几十米的自动化产线正发出低沉的运转轰鸣声，这是国内首条基于自主研发的全自动化、全国产化的超大面积碲化镉薄膜太阳能组件生产线。项目负责人表示：“多亏了钱塘（新）区的项目服务机制，让我们硬生生抢出了202天，这才有现在的提前投产。
B | ”这样的感慨，正是钱塘（新）区以项目攻坚撬动有效投资的生动缩影。
C | 近日，2026年二季度全省投资“赛马”激励地区名单公布，钱塘（新）区再度上榜，成为杭州市唯一连续两个季度获此殊荣的区县。今年上半年，钱塘（新）区完成固定资产投资365亿元，同比增长7.6%，增速居全市第二；制造业投资增长30.7%，连续19个季度霸榜全市第一。更令人振奋的是，项目投资、产业投资、高新技术产业投资全部实现两位数增长，结构优化成色十足。省“千项万亿”项目方面，该区第一批及动态增补批次累计入库38个，数量居全市第二，总投资达669.5亿元；投资完成率更是拿下全市第一、全省第二的佳绩，8个新建项目全部按期开工。资金要素争取同样表现抢眼，累计争取到资金超62亿元，位居全市前列。项目推进“加速度”来自哪里？首先得益于钱塘（新）区对项目全生命周期的数字化管控——依托全市项目全生命周期平台和产业项目全流程管理系统，该区为重点项目建起从签约到投产的全过程跟踪档案，其中三色预警模块堪称“火眼金睛”：系统对审批、开工、竣工等关键节点实施红、绿、黄三色精准预警，哪个环节亮“红灯”、哪个节点进度滞后，大屏上一目了然，相关部门第一时间介入协调，把卡顿扼杀在萌芽里。
D | 数字化“盯防”之外，更有服务专班的“陪跑”暖意。顶正包材绿色智慧包材产业化项目同样是省“千项万亿”项目，开工前却因企业对“能评”申报流程不熟悉，在能耗指标核算、节能报告编制等环节一筹莫展。
E | 对此，该区发展改革局专班人员拎着文件袋直奔企业，逐一梳理堵点难点。从指标核算到报告编制，从方案打磨到上级对接，每个流程都“手把手”带着企业走过去。很快，批复文件正式下达，项目如期推进。线上数字“盯防”，线下专班“陪跑”，背后更有一套“周监测、月调度、季复盘”的硬核机制在持续发力。今年以来，钱塘（新）区已落地市考产业项目59个，其中10亿元以上8个；同步召开各类协调会20余场，专项工作组开展协调99次，归集并解决问题131个，用实打实的行动为项目落地“清障开路”。接下来，钱塘（新）区将继续锚定服务靠前一步、攻坚更深一层，以更大的力度扩大有效投资优势，为全省全市高质量发展作出更大贡献。
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