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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 27 > Health insurance claim costs expected to increase by 10%

Health insurance claim costs expected to increase by 10%

But companies may not pass along costs to employees already hit hard by recession

By Tom Murphy / The Bulletin
August 27, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS " Costs for employer-provided health plans are expected to rise more than 10 percent within the next 12 months, a jump workers may feel in their paychecks or through changes to their insurance coverage.

An aging population, rising costs and growing patient demand for services....

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