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Featured Articles » Vertafore Announces Upcoming Availability of WorkSmart Engage for the Insurance Industry » Oracle Unveils New Solution for Health Insurance Exchanges » USI Completes Acquisition of de la Parte & Associates » CoreLink Prepares Users for Stronger HIPAA Security Compliance   Sponsored By: Interactive Intelligence   Top Stories » NCQA Rates Permanente as One of the Top 100 Best Private Health Plans in US » Tech Giants Ramp Up Efforts to Scare Away Hackers and Malware » eBaoTech Launches SalesPlatform for General and Life Insurance Carriers » Department of Labor Announces $191.5 Million of Funding for State UI Programs   From The Expert Corner September 27, 2011 Insurance Technology - While Health Insurance Costs Rise, Employers May Drop Coverage By Deborah Hirsch , TMCnet Contributor Think you’re paying more for your employer-sponsored health insurance? You are. A new survey shows that the average cost of employer-sponsored health insurance soared this year, reversing a trend toward moderate growth, according to an AP story at news.yahoo.com. Workers’ wages rose only 2 percent, according to Drew Altman, Ph.D., Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)’s president and CEO. The survey, done by the Kaiser Family Foundation, found that annual premiums for family coverage rose nine percent compared to 2010, when they rose much less than half that, only three percent, according to the story... Read More    Featured Videos Interview with Ben Bronston Telecom Lawyer    Featured Resources » Enterprise Mobility Management Solutions from the Cloud » Unprecedented performance and scalability demonstrated for meter data management » Combating complexity and costs with TEM   Featured Channels » Insurance Technology » Account Receivable Management » Health Information Exchange   insurance-technology.tmcnet.com is Your Source for the Latest Insurance & Technology News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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