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Although the university claims that one of its objectives in revising the health-care premium structure was to mitigate the impact on lower-wage full-time employees,  the proposed structure remains decidedly regressive.  As a percentage of annual income, an employee earning $35K a year will pay over five times as much to insure his or her family as an employee earning $240K a year. 

Even if the premium increases alone are considered, the administration's plan remains mostly regressive. The only hint of a progressive structure comes at the lower-end of the pay scale -- below $50K a year or so. This is the area where a majority of LEO salaries reside, so higher-paid lecturers would be helping to lessen the burden on lower-paid lecturers.  However, above $50K a year or so, in the realm where lecuturer's salaries become increasingly rare, and tenured and administrative salaries become increasingly common, the essential regressive nature of the increases once again asserts itself. The pattern is captured by the graph below.

 Also see "A tale of three families" and "Undue burdens."