Employers & Benefit Managers

Trends

• Health Insurance Cost
  Source: National Coalition on Health Care 2007
• Medical Cost Reference Guide 2007
  Source: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association 2007
• The latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation.
  Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

• Michigan Health Insurance Coverage at a Glance
  Source: Characteristics of Uninsured and Select Health Care Coverage in Michigan, Michigan Department of Community Health: December 2006
• Michigan Employer-based Health Insurance Coverage at a Glance
  Source: Characteristics of Uninsured and Select Health Care Coverage in Michigan, Michigan Department of Community Health: December 2006
• The Uninsured at a Glance
  Source: Characteristics of Uninsured and Select Health Care Coverage in Michigan, Michigan Department of Community Health: December 2006

Benchmarks

• Projected Medical, Prescrption Drug & Vision Trends: 2006 & 2007
  Source: 2007 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey
• Employee Cost Index 2000-2005
  Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, ?Employment Cost Index ? September 2006?
• Major Metropolitan Area Health Care Cost Increases for 2005
  Source: Hewitt Value Initiative TM �2005 Hewitt Associates LLC
• Major Metropolitan Area Health Care Costs Per Employee for 2005
  Source: Hewitt Value Initiative TM �2005 Hewitt Associates LLC