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The impact of rising health care costs on public sector budgets

Higginbotham

The decisions can have a ripple effect into other areas, such as: Increased Health Insurance Costs: Premium increases directly impact the budget and total health spending that is dedicated to employee benefit programs and services. Many employers offer group health insurance on a fully-insured basis.

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Employers seek new health care cost-control strategies

Business Management Daily

Reducing specialty pharmaceutical spending. Steering employees toward proven services that produce positive health outcomes at a lower price, such as high-performance networks and centers of excellence. Enhancing employee well-being. Health benefit spending follows the 20/80 rule.