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Small firms shiver as health premiums rise
Wall Street Journal, November 17, 2008
Many small employers are facing markedly higher health premiums in 2009. Employers and health insurance brokers in the South, Midwest, and California report steeper increases in their annual renewal notices from health insurers. Some premium increases being quoted to employers are double those quoted just a few months ago.
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