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Healthcare costs to rise in 2009
Wall Street Journal (Blog), September 23, 2008
American workers with job-based health insurance can expect to spend 8.9% more for their healthcare in 2009, according to a study. The cost to businesses of providing healthcare benefits will rise by 6.4%, bringing the average annual premium cost per employee to $8,863, up from $8,331 now.
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