Employer Health Costs Rise 4 Percent, Lowest Increase Since 1997
KHN's Jay Hancock reports: Furnishing new evidence of slower growth in health costs, consulting firm Mercer said Wednesday that employers spent 4.1 percent more on health benefits this year than in 2011. It was the smallest increase in 15 years.
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