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Rising health care costs hit public sector workers

Many state and local government workers go into the public sector expecting lower pay but stronger benefits. Now, as the cost of health care rises across the country, that promise is disappearing for many public employees.

Bob Herman, the business of health care reporter at STAT, joins us to discuss how rising health care costs are impacting public sector workers.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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