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In what has become more and more commonplace, employers are shifting much of the burden of healthcare insurance to employees.  Individuals are having to pay more these days as companies try to control the escalating costs of healthcare by cutting back on benefits.

While this trend started a few years back in the private sector, public sector employees are also starting to find their benefits being reduced.  As real estate prices have fallen across the country, municipalities are finding it harder to maintain their budgets with shrinking revenue from property tax rolls.

Not only current employees are feeling the pinch but many companies have also reduced benefits for retirees as well.  It can be especially difficult for those individuals who are retired and are not yet eligible for Medicare benefits. 

It has also seemed like healthcare policy in this country has shifted the focus from the elderly to the uninsured.  Americans are seeing insurance costs rising across the board as they get older

It has become a difficult choice for employers in both the private and public sector.  In these  economic conditions, they are basically forced to either reduce employee benefits or cut back on jobs.