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.。 北京8月21日电（记者王悦阳）国家能源局8月21日发布数据显示，7月份，全社会用电量达10400亿千瓦时，同比增长1.7%。 2025年7月，我国单月用电量曾首次突破1万亿千瓦时。2026年7月，用电量在再次突破1万亿千瓦时基础上，比上年同期还多174.5亿千瓦时，创月度用电量历史新高。 从分产业用电看，第一产业用电量167亿千瓦时，同比下降2%；第二产业用电量6116亿千瓦时，同比增长3%，其中，工业用电量6055亿千瓦时，同比增长3.3%；第三产业用电量2183亿千瓦时，同比增长4.8%，其中，充换电服务业、互联网数据服务用电量分别为164亿千瓦时、99亿千瓦时，增速分别达到50.3%、40.1%。城乡居民生活用电量1935亿千瓦时，同比下降5.1%。 中国电力企业联合会统计与数智部主任助理吴立强表示，本月电力消费中，第三产业用电量增速为各产业中最快，高技术及装备制造业用电量表现突出，新动能用电量保持高速增长，新质生产力对用电的支撑作用持续强化。
B | “7月当月，互联网数据服务和充换电服务业用电量增量合计超过第三产业用电增量比重的80%。”吴立强说。
C | 此外，1月至7月，全社会用电量累计达61399亿千瓦时，同比增长4.7%。从分产业用电看，第一产业用电量877亿千瓦时，同比增长3.5%；第二产业用电量39173亿千瓦时，同比增长4.7%，其中，工业用电量38815亿千瓦时，同比增长4.9%；第三产业用电量12100亿千瓦时，同比增长7.4%，其中，充换电服务业、互联网数据服务用电量分别为974亿千瓦时、593亿千瓦时，增速分别达到55.8%、43.3%。城乡居民生活用电量9249亿千瓦时，同比增长1.3%。
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