<H3>• U.S. Large Employer Health Premiums Up 9.4% Since 2011</H3>

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Study: ”Among the findings on premium increases: • “Since 2011, total premiums (including both employer and employee portions) increased for large employers by 9.4 percent, or about 2 percent every year. • “From 2014 to 2015, total premiums increased 2.6 percent, which is relatively modest when compared to the previous decade. “’This could be partially due to more employers offering high-deductible plans with higher co-pays and implementing flexible spending accounts and consumer-directed health plans,’ according to ADP’s researchers. ”Other research indicates that small employers were likely to have faced larger premium increases than the biggest employers over this period….” Please visit this link to read the full report: SHRM 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. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

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