Friday, February 02, 2007

A Bite Out Of Dental

Although long insulated from employers' cost-cutting efforts because of their low cost, the rising cost of health coverage is taking a bite out of dental plans, industry experts say. Troubled with high rates of inflation in their medical plans, some employers are scaling back dental benefits to compensate.

According to the National Association of Dental Plans, health care premiums climbed 7.7% in 2006, while dental premiums rose just 2.7%.

This article can be read in its entirety at Employee Benefit News.

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