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Get Ready to Pay More for Health Coverage

Employers plan to hike premiums, copays, penalties for obese

By Jane Yager, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 11, 2010 7:16 AM CST

(Newser) – Large companies have big plans for their employees' health plans next year: sizable premium hikes, higher deductibles and co-payments, higher charges for covering spouses, penalties for results of certain lab tests, and tighter eligibility standards that may even exclude overweight people from the most desirable... Read full story »

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