Recent News & Comments About health insurance costs
NZ private health insurance uptake hits 6-yr low
The number of kiwis taking out private healthcare insurance has fallen to the lowest level in more than six years, keeping the level of cover below the OECD average, as a weak economy and rising general insurance costs dent demand.Health...
Zane Benefits Publishes Findings on Growth of Individual Health Insurance
Individual health insurance today in 45 states costs 1/2 the price of employer group coverage for the 70%-90% of applicants who qualify. (PRWeb May 21, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9525129.htm
Doctor visits, drugs drive up health costs for privately insured
Higher prices for visits to doctors, surgery and drugs were the main cause of higher health care costs for privately insured Americans in 2010, when overall utilization of health-care services was down, says a report by the Health Care Cost Institute in Washington.
Kiwis’ uptake of private health insurance falls to 6-yr low
May 22 (BusinessDesk) - The number of kiwis taking out private healthcare insurance has fallen to the lowest level in more than six years, keeping the level of cover below the OECD average, as a weak economy and rising general insurance costs dent ...
Health-Care Costs a Top Concern for Small Business Week
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is highlighting health-care costs as one of its top concerns this National Small Business Week, and offering solutions for lowering the cost for small businesses.
Will Buying Health Insurance Across State Lines Reduce Costs?
During the debate over Obamacare, Republicans have consistently promoted an alternative approach that involved allowing individuals to purchase health insurance across state lines. Interstate insurance purchasing was the second item in the health care section of the GOP?s 2010 ?Pledge to America,? right after tort reform. It?s also a part of Mitt Romney?s plan to replace Obamacare. It makes ...
Health costs rising at twice rate of inflation
Higher prices charged by hospitals, outpatient centers and other providers drove up health care spending at double the rate of inflation despite the weak economy - even as patients consumed less medical care.
Insurance costs rise for UNM students
The cost of health insurance for University of New Mexico student could increase as much as 30 percent next school year as the national health care overhaul is causing a rise in premiums in most student insurance plans around the country.
Putting the 'Insurance' Back in Health Insurance
We understand that it would make no sense to buy auto insurance after we've already crashed our car. We appreciate that it would be strange to buy homeowner's insurance after our house has already burned down. And yet, when it comes to health coverage, many of us think that it makes perfect sense to wait until we're sick to buy health insurance. If we really want to make health insurance ...
Losing mandate could double health care law costs
Repealing the requirement that individuals buy health insurance would greatly boost the cost of health reform, study shows
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