Can you give me ideas on effective ways to communicate to employees about the rising costs of health care? We need to educate employees about the costs of our benefits, since many of those costs are inevitably going to be passed along to them.-LM

A high percentage of our clients asked for help in communicating recent increases to employees. We have compiled a link of links that you can use to make the point. Alternatively, you may consider our benefit portal option.

Finger pointers can't settle on who's to blame for health costs
By Julie Appleby, USA TODAY

Aon Survey: Health Care Costs Will Continue Double-Digit Increasess"
From the INSURANCE-LETTER for Wednesday, June 26, 2002

U.S. COMPANIES TO GIVE WORKERS MORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS

NAPES Report: Bright future seen for voluntary benefits
Lynn E. Densford
Employee Benefit News • May 2002

Employer's Grapple with Escalating Health Costs
Under pressure to not cut benefits, but pressed by skyrocketing costs, employers are exploring ways to provide coverage without going bankrupt.
By Richard F. Stolz - Workforce

Health Insurers Warn of Increases
Tuesday, July 09, 2002
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
By JOHN G. EDWARDS
REVIEW-JOURNAL

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HEALTHCARE COSTS
by Edward J. Carels, Ph.D. CEO of Medismart, Inc. and Healthmoney, Inc

Increases seen in medical, voluntary benefits

Read how other firms are cutting costs with supplemental programs.