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Health Insurance Premiums Rise Up To 33 Percent With State Pricing Rule, USA (Medical News Today)
New research shows that the cost of health insurance for a typical family increases about $100 per month when state governments limit price adjustments based on factors like age, health or risky behaviors such as smoking.

Study Shows Half Of Individual Health Insurance Policy Holders Paid Under $130 Per Month, USA (Medical News Today)
eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), parent company of eHealthInsurance, today announced the release of a new study on the individual health insurance market. The findings appear in The Cost And Benefits Of Individual And Family Health Insurance Plans, a commissioned evaluation of eHealth Inc.'s data conducted by Forrester Consulting.

Mass. projects business tax hikes (Boston Globe)
Massachusetts is projected to suffer a long period of high unemployment that will require businesses here to pay about $270 million more in unemployment insurance taxes over the next two years to cover the cost of benefits, according to state labor officials.

EMC honored for supporting troops (Hopkinton Crier)
Unlike some fellow National Guard soldiers, EMC employee Chris Yarger didn't have to worry about changing his family's health insurance plan or taking a pay cut when he deployed to Iraq in 2005.

Health Insurance Premiums Rise Up to 33 Percent with State Pricing Rule (Newswise)
Researchers find that state rules to ensure equitable pricing lead to a $100 per month increase in monthly premiums for a typical family. States that force insurers to work with any willing provider see a 10 percent jump in monthly premiums.