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A bill coming due

By Steve Bailey

Globe Columnist / December 6, 2006

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To appreciate what is happening to healthcare costs, consider this amazing number: $2,228,099. That is what it will cost the City of Boston, on average, for health insurance alone for a single employee, say a cop or a teacher, over a lifetime, according to Segal Co., the city's actuarial consultant. That is $2.2 million per employee on a city payroll ... (Full article: 613 words)