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  • HSAs Work (health savings accounts)

    06/14/2005 4:41:33 PM PDT · by blitzgig · 6 replies · 408+ views
    townhall.com ^ | 6/13/05 | Michael Barone
    How many times have you heard that health care costs are rising at record rates? Well, they aren't any more. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that health care costs rose 7.5 percent in 2004, well under the 11.4 percent rise in 2002. The BLS also reports that costs for employers for health insurance per employee per hour worked has slowed down even more. From March 2001 to March 2002, it rose 11 perecnt; from March 2002 to March 2004, it rose 9 percent each year. But from March 2004 to December 2004, it rose only 3 percent. Something is...