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Archive Home > 2010 > November > 10 > Burden shifting to top earners

Burden shifting to top earners

Some employers use tiered system to help lower-wage workers retain their coverage

By Reed Abelson / The Bulletin
November 10, 2010

With health care costs climbing even higher during this enrollment season, more employers are adopting a tiered system to pass on the bulk of those costs to their employees by assigning bigger contributions to workers in top salary brackets and offering some relief to workers who make less....

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