Average premium hike is 5%.

The article reports on a modest increase in health insurance premiums in the U.S. in 2008, according to research from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Education Trust. The survey of about 2,000 employers shows that premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year, compared to 6.1 percent in 2007. The percentage of employers offering health benefits increased slightly from 60 percent to 63 percent this year.