Perhaps people living in the Bay State area should move south if they want a little health care cost relief. Massachusetts and Vermont led the nation in 2010 with average, individual market health insurance premiums topping $400 per person per month, according to new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
That's about double the national average, which stands at $215 per person. Alabama has the lowest average at $136 per month.
Premiums in Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey were among the nation's highest, averaging between $344 and $364. California, Arkansas, Idaho and Delaware posted average monthly premiums of less than $170.
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