<H3>• Health Care Premiums Expected to Jump in 2015</H3>

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”U.S. companies saw a relatively modest uptick in health plan costs in 2014, but premiums will see a sharper increase next year, new research shows. ”For 2015, the average health care premium adjustment for midsize and large U.S. companies will be 5.5 percent after plan design changes and vendor negotiations aimed at curtailing costs, consultancy Aon Hewitt projects, up from 4.4 percent in 2014. ”For 2015, the data from midsize and large employers further reveal that average health care costs are projected to increase to $11,304 per employee, up from $10,717 in 2014 and $10,266 in 2013. Please visit this link to read the full report: LinkToArticle NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions.

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