"In a stark reversal from prior years, [law firms] have achieved heath-inflation rates below the national employer averages for the middle-market segment and collectively have achieved increases averaging 3-5%.... Over the last two years, [there has been] a large increase in law firms embracing self-funding, embracing high-deductible health plans as the primary or single plan option ... while negotiating tighter prescription drug contracts with pharmacy benefit managers.... [M]any major firms are moving towards introducing exotic high-limit, Lloyd's disability policies that can now protect up to $250,000 of monthly partner compensation in the event of a disability."  MORE >>