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Study Finds Big Disparities in Local Prices for Hip, Knee Surgeries

Hip and knee replacements, two of the fastest-growing U.S. medical procedures, are subject to huge – and apparently random – price variations within the same geographical areas, a new insurance industry study said this week. The study by Blue Cross …

Health Cost Increases in 2013 Were Lowest in Decade: Aon Hewitt

There was some relatively good news in health care this year. U.S. employers and their employees saw the lowest health care premium rate increases in 2013 in more than a decade, according to global consultant Aon Hewitt. After plan design …