Health care benefits: Workers to pay 10% more in 2010, Hewitt Associates study predicts –
chicagotribune.com
The cost of medical benefits is projected to jump again next year with premiums and out-of-pocket expenses rising 10 percent, and that likely will mean more pain for workers, who have seen their share of the tab triple since 2001.
In 2010, the combined average premium and out-of-pocket costs for health care coverage for a worker are projected to climb to $4,023 a year, a 10 percent increase from this year, according to an annual study by Hewitt Associates released ahead of open-enrollment season for medical benefits.
