Dallas Firm Helps Employers Control Rising Employee Health Care Costs

Local Dallas agent sponsors an informational website to help business owners uncover ways improve employee benefits without increasing costs.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) March 7, 2004 --Darrell Barfield has been accepted to handle supplemental insurance programs in the Dallas Texas area for inquiries obtained from The Benefit Network website.

Americans fret more over soaring health costs than terrorism and consumers have more cause for anger as premiums rise at the steepest rate in a decade. Health-care premiums rose 13.9 percent last year, driven by steep prescription drug costs, pricey new medical technology and insurers' profit gains, a study by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation found. That is the sharpest spike since 1990 and there is no let- up in sight, according to analysts. HR Managers and Business owners can research benefit trends at The Benefit Network website to better understand what steps employers are taking in this economy.

The Benefit Network provides an informative web site for Human Resource managers and can allow visitors to find a qualified supplemental insurance agent in their area. The Benefit Network will survey each firm that submits an inquiry and provide feedback to the agency regarding the market perception of their service. Agents that obtain unsatisfactory ratings are dropped from the program. In addition, The Benefit Network publishes a monthly newsletter with tips and advice on current HR topics and is available by subscription only. New subscribers will also get a free copy of the report "Seven Deadly Sins of Voluntary Enrollments" available at http://www.thebenefitnetwork.com/news.html