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New Jersey will soon learn exactly how many public workers chose low-cost, high-deductible health insurance plans, but many, including Governor Christie, aren't expecting that number to be high enough to save significant money.
When Christie pushed to offer government workers a set of health plans with low premiums but higher out-of-pocket costs for care, he pointed to Indiana, where three-quarters of state workers enrolled in those pay-as-you-go plans this year.See the full content of this document
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Health Savings Likely Small
A monthlong enrollment for state, municipal and school workers ended Friday, but treasury officials predict just 2 percent will have selected that coverage.
Workers' wariness over the plans follows a national pattern, where plans that ask consumers to pay more up front and out of pocket have carved out only a minor niche in the he...See the full content of this document
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