EMPLOYERS' HEALTH COSTS UP 10 PERCENT COMPANIES LIMIT THE INCREASE BY TRACKING THEIR WORKERS' ILLNESSES.(BUSINESS)

From: The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: March 18, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Adam Geller AP business writer

NEW YORK -- Employers' health-care costs are up 10 percent this year, but companies have limited the increase by more closely monitoring their workers' health, according to a new survey of more than 550 companies.

The rise in employer health bills has slowed from a 12 percent increase in 2004. But the newest jump still extends a string of double-digit increases in recent years, according to the survey by benefits consulting firm Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the National Business Group on Health, an employer group.

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