Health $$$$UP UP and Away

Like you didn't know this already. The Mercer consulting firm reported last week that employers can expect to pay more for the health plans they provide  their employees next year, on the average of 8% more.  And if they are small employers  - with between 10-499 workers - the increase is more likely to be 10%. What this means for their employees is higher premiums, deductibles, and co-pays.  About 19% of employers say they'll act to lower their costs by introducing a "consumer directed health plan" (CDHP). CDHPs include  tax-advantaged health plan savings accounts and reimbursement. Read more about the trends here.  Read the AP write up here.

Race for the Cure, Big Apple Style

Big City folk host the Komen Race for the cure this weekend.  " Stars of stage, screen and television (like Cynthia Nixon and Stephen Colbert) will shine for the 2008 Komen NYC  Race for the Cure (R), which will takeplace Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 9:20 am in Central Park.  Want to know more about who'll be there and where? Go here .  Free mammograms are being offered..(Call for a appt.  It may not be too late - 1-800-564-6868. )