It’s always difficult to get a read on health plan premium price increases for the coming year, but our best guess based on interviews with employers and by reading into published surveys is that 2012 premiums will rise 7% to 9% before benefit changes. That’s pretty much in line with findings from Mercer’s annual survey of employers, which notes that 2012 premiums before benefit changes will rise 8.2% in 2012, down from a 9.8% increase in 2011. For complete details, you can download our free white paper on the topic.
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