Want to know why so many voters cite healthcare costs as a top issue for the next president to address?

Take a look at the report from the National Coalition on Healthcare, which provides an arresting snapshot of full costs of employer-provided health insurance and related healthcare.

According to the non-partisan non-profit dedicated to healthcare reform, 

The average annual total premium for employer-based family coverage in 2007 was $12,100, and workers on average paid nearly $3,300 out of their paychecks to cover their share of a family policy.

 

Families are also incurring significant out-of-pocket medical expenses, including co-pays and deductibles, that add up, on average, to another $2,500 a year. 

And just 60 percent of employers are offering health insurance benefits at all.

Care to do an interesting exercise in self-education? Take a look at the HealthCentral.com HealthCare08 PoliGraph to compare the candidates' positions. And ask yourself: Whose plan is more likely to make insurance more widely available and more affordable?