Senate Panel Releases Trimmed-Down Health Reform ...       September 16, 2009
News: The Senate Finance Committee plan would cost an estimated $774 billion over 10 years, which is less than the $1 trillion price tag of other proposals. A US Chamber of Commerce rep says, 'It ain't perfect, but it is certainly a vast improvem
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Cost of Health Benefits Still Accelerating Faster ...       September 15, 2009
News: The survey of more than 2,000 non-federal private and public employers tracks the cost of health benefits of the previous year and was conducted earlier this year, when the recession was more pronounced.
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Senate Appears to Support Employer-Friendly ...       July 29, 2009
News: The developments among Senate Finance Committee members stood in contrast to an impasse in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where conservative Democrats have pressed for concessions on a public plan and employer mandate, among ...
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More California Employers Offering CDHPs       December 22, 2008
... employers in the nation's most populous state now offer high-deductible health plans to their employees, up from 18 percent in 2007.
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Bad Debt Rising       November 18, 2008
Feature: With 72 million people already struggling to pay health bills, health care providers may be in for nasty weather as a new wave of cash- and coverage-strapped patients join the ranks. Some hospitals believe high-deductible plans play a ...
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Are Tough Times Prompting Employees to Skimp on ...       November 11, 2008
Feature: Health benefit experts see signs of skimping, and warn that employees who forgo necessary care now could end up costing their employers more later, in both additional health care expenditures and increased absenteeism, should a serious ...
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Debit Cards Advance Cash for Health Bills       October 8, 2008
News: Financial investment firm Edward Jones helps employees pay unexpected medical bills by advancing cash interest-free from future paychecks. The plan helps calm employees' fears of not being able to pay for high deductibles.
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Paying for a Doctor's Visit in the Age of Medical ...       October 7, 2008
Feature: Employers hoping to get patients to act like consumers first need to make it easy for them to pay for medical care. (10/7/2008)
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2008 Health Care Costs Show a Rise of 5 Percent, ...       September 24, 2008
News: Despite the slowdown in health insurance rate increases, premiums have more than doubled since 1999, according to an annual survey. Researchers believe rates could spike next year due to the lagging economy.
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