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Many employers to raise cost of health benefits, survey finds

Though Americans who already have medical coverage may be wary of change, a new survey indicates that they may be hard-pressed to escape it — even in the absence of health-care reform. As businesses contend with rising costs, many workers face an erosion of health benefits next year, according to an annual survey released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust. Forty percent of employers surveyed said they are likely to increase the amount their workers pay out of pocket for doctor visits

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Many employers to raise cost of health benefits, survey finds

Baucus releases Senate Committee HCR proposal

Senator Max Baucus of the Senate Finance Committee released his committee's health care reform proposal .Though it would meet most of President Obama's goals, it does not supply a government insurance option (as other Senate packages do) or an alternative to one. Originally, the proposal was supposed to be bi-partisan, however it seems only Olympia Snowe of Maine will support it

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Baucus releases Senate Committee HCR proposal