In fall 2023, the University of California (UC) announced large increases in many of the monthly premiums that UC employees would pay for their health insurance plans starting in January 2024. Each plan is shown below and is either a health maintenance organization (HMO) or a preferred provider organization (PPO), but plans also differ across deductibles and whether they include a health savings account (HSA) or plan. A sample of these premiums paid by a representative set of employees is shown below. Deductibles for 2024 are also shown; they basically remained the same. Monthly premium Percent change Plan Insurer Deductible 2024 2023 Kaiser Permanente HMO Kaiser $0 323.23 204.01 58.4% UC Blue