Healthcare Rise Most Mild in Years.

The article reports on the rise in healthcare cost paid by Orange County, California businesses for their workers in 2007. According to sources, local employers are projected to pay 7.7 percent more in healthcare premiums in 2007, which is considered down from the 8.4 percent rise in 2006, and increases of 10 to 19 percent from the prior 4 years. Moreover, the projected increase in 2007 is considered the smallest since 2001, when rates rose 5.4 percent.