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Health insurance premiums jump 5 pct this year   U.S. health insurance premiums rose 5 percent on average this year and more companies shifted an additional share of the cost to workers, an annual survey of businesses said on Wednesday.

Health insurance premiums up 5 percent, study finds  Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose a modest 5 percent this year, according to a nationwide survey released Wednesday morning -- numbers that are close to what South Florida employers are reporting.

Health insurance costs grow more gradually in 2008   Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. The 5 percent increase was comparable to last year's uptick. Overall, premiums for family coverage increased to $12,680 and premiums for single coverage increased to $4,704, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust.

�� Health insurance surplus  The accumulated surplus of the National Health Insurance Corp. has exceeded 2.4 trillion won, disproving the expectation that a deficit would snowball due to a surge in chronic disease and aging.

Riverside Health System Announces $1 Million Incentive Program For Small Businesses to Offer Insurance Coverage for ...   A leading nonprofit health care provider, Riverside Health System, is making $1 million in funding available to create incentives for small businesses in eastern Virginia to begin offering health insurance to their employees.

Looking for Free or Low-cost Health Insurance?   - It's no secret that accessing health care is a challenge for the 47 million Americans who are uninsured. Lack of health insurance forces many Americans to choose the health care they receive based on what they can afford, not what they actually need.

New Bedford area lags in health insurance enrollments   BOSTON �� SouthCoast is seeing some gains under Massachusetts' new health insurance mandate, but the poorest parts of the region are lagging behind the state average, according to health care officials.

Experts debate shape of health reform  Use tax credits to pay for health insurance policies? Cover everyone one way or another, including through insurance that federal employees get? Can there be any common agreement about how to reform healthcare in America?

Australian govt to water down health insurance plan  CANBERRA, Sept 23 Reuters - The Australian government will water down plans to reform private health insurance in order to win support in the upper house Senate to pass the new laws, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said on Tuesday.

Health care pinches workers  Premiums are up 5 percent this year, and employees at small firms get less coverage WASHINGTON -- Premiums for job-based health insurance are up 5 percent in 2008 and have more than doubled since 1999, a growth rate that far outpaces inflation and the increase in workers' wages over the same period, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation annual survey of employers.Meanwhile, a growing ...

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