More on the subject of employer benefits..a shade up from this year at 6.1%.  BD

The cost of health care benefits will rise 6.7 percent in 2008, the most since 2004, and employers plan to shift more of the cost to workers, a survey has found. The cost of health insurance has exceeded 6 percent annual growth for three consecutive years, double the rate of inflation and wage increases, according to an annual survey of 1,557 employers by Mercer Health & Benefits LLC.

APP.COM - Cost of health care benefits seen rising 6.7% in 2008 | Asbury Park Press Online

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