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Health Care Costs are Skyrocketing

The cost of health benefits for employees in Wisconsin rose 14.8% in 2002,
20% higher than the national average. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/9/02)

Health Care Costs in South-eastern Wisconsin are 55% Higher than the Midwestern Average. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/9/02)

The average cost of a family health plan rose from $8,000 in 2002 to more than $9,000 this year and is expected to exceed $10,000 in 2004. (Washington Business Group on Health, representing 180 major corporations)

Between 2001 and 2010 workers can expect their wages to increase 38 percent; health insurance costs are expected to increase by 123 percent during that same time, unless we change the system.

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