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NewsPremiums jump as much as 500 percent for some hospital workers
To ring in the New Year, about 2,000 part-time workers at Boston-based Brigham & Women's Hospital will see triple-digit insurance premium hikes, reports WBUR's CommonHealth. Health insurance Read more...
New Mexico establishes baseline spending for insurers
The New Mexico Legislature has passed a bill requiring most health insurers to spend 85 percent of every premium dollar on direct healthcare services, with the remaining 15% going for administrative Read more...
"Cadillac tax" on health plans brings opposing parties together for challenge
Ordinarily, unions and big business leaders are on opposite sides of the table, especially when the nation is in the middle of changes as significant as what reform may bring. This time around, Read more...
Trend: Medical prices set to jump again
While medical prices fell for the fourth consecutive year in 2007, observers say that health costs likely will shoot up again, soon. According to an article in the journal Health Affairs by author Read more...
| Press ReleasesAffordable Care Act Holding Insurers Accountable for Premium HikesWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Health insurance premium increases in five states have been deemed “unreasonable” by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Read more >> Health Spending Growth is Well below Premium Growth, While Sector Continues to Create JobsANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The October Health Sector Economic Indicator briefs from Altarum Institute’s Center for Sustainable Health Spending indicate that health spending in August grew by Read more >> India's Health IT Leader Meeting in OctoberDUBAI, UAE, October 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The healthcare system in India is facing similar challenges to those faced in the United States during the Bush administration. These challenges include Read more >> Medical Expense Trend Declines in 2010KENNEBUNK, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Total medical expenses, that is the amount of money health plans dispensed to pay for medical and hospital benefits, grew 1.7% in 2010, from $395 billion in 2009 Read more >> Stop The HIT Coalition Statement on Increase in Cost of Employer-Provided Health InsuranceWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Stop The HIT Coalition issued the following statement after a Kaiser Family Foundation study found that employer sponsored health insurance premiums have increased 9 Read more >> |
