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• Aetna CEO Sees Healthcare Reform Doubling Some Premiums

  By Alex Nussbaum, Bloomberg  |  December 13, 2012

  Some small businesses, individuals are in for "premium rate shock" in 2014, Bertolini says.

• Medicare Premiums Would Rise With Ryan Plan, Study Finds

  By Alex Wayne  |  October 15, 2012

  "Highly disparate effect" of premiums could affect cost to beneficiaries: study.

• Health Premium Growth Slows to 4.5%

  By Alex Wayne and Alex Nussbaum, Bloomberg  |  September 11, 2012

  This year's increase is down from the 9.5% jump in 2011; family coverage now averages $15,745.

• States Wary of Medicaid Expansion

  By Mark Niquette and Alex Wayne, Bloomberg  |  July 5, 2012

  Five governors opposed expanding program, while 26 have yet to decide.

• Health Exchange Rules Flexible

  By Alex Wayne, Bloomberg  |  March 12, 2012

  States can set their own standards for which insurers to include.

• Stop-Loss Coverage May Grow

  By Staff Writer  |  January 4, 2012

  Changes resulting from healthcare reform may encourage more companies to buy stop-loss insurance.

• U.S. Ends Retiree Health Subsidy

  By Alex Wayne, Bloomberg  |  December 9, 2011

  $5 bln set aside to help pay for health insurance for early retirees almost gone.

• Health Benefit Costs Up Most Since '05

  By Jeffrey Young, Bloomberg  |  September 27, 2011

  Average cost of family policy increases 9% to exceed $15,000, survey shows.

• Real Retiree Health Promise

  By Susan Kelly  |  February 1, 2010

  Coca-Cola is breaking new ground by using a captive insurance company and a trust to finance post-retirement health benefits.