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Chamber Holds Seminar on Business, Healthcare in Shelton, Conn.

By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 8--SHELTON, Conn.--Businesses can charge their employees more and try to make them healthier through education, but beyond that companies may be powerless to do much about the biggest issues driving up health costs - uninsured workers and rising wages and salaries for health professionals.

The Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce's Tuesday seminar titled "The Crippling Cost of Healthcare: Cost Containment Strategies for Your Business," attracted approximately 80 people t

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