http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/10/12/healthcare-spending-part-one.aspxHealth care spending rose 10 percent in 2001, and triggered an average hike of 12.7 percent in health premiums for employer-provided plans this year. The jump represents the first double-digit increase in health care spending in more than a decade, theenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)