Employees Beware       Higher healthcare costs ahead 

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Large employers expect big increases in healthcare costs in 2012, and say they'll pass more and more of those costs on to their workers. That's the results of a new survey by the National Business Group on Health, a trade group for these large companies.

This means bigger expenses for workers, who will be asked to pick up more of those costs. 

What can employees do to keep their own healthcare costs from eating the family budget? Here are some tips to consider:

• COORDINATE BENEFITS
• TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL TAX BREAKS
• USE THE "BENNIES"

For more information, contact Rick Rebel:

RRebel@ws-bp.com