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Public Cos. Seek More Cost-Saving Help From Workers

Public employers are modifying their employee health care benefits to include more cost-saving measures, according to Health Care Plans: Impact of the Financial Crisis, a recent survey conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (www.ifepb.org).

The survey found that 72 percent of public employers are increasing or considering an increase in their employees’ deductibles, coinsurance, or copays. In addition, 74 percent of public employers are increasing or…