According to a recent blog in the Wall Street Journal by Kaiser Family Foundation's Drew Altman ...

... while worker's wages increased 32% from 2004 to 2014, here's what happend to patient spending during that time period:

• patient spending on deductibles increased 256%
• patient spending on coinsurance increased 107%
• patient spending on copays decreased 26%

Source: "The Next Big Debate in Health Care," The Wall Street Journal/Think Tank, June 30, 2016, http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/06/30/the-next-big-debate-in-health-care/