Growth in U.S. Healthcare Spending Slowed in 2016: CMS December 7, 2017 In 2016, overall growth in national spending on healthcare slowed in 2016, increasing 4.3 percent following 5.8 percent growth in...
Blue Cross Seeks 34% Rate Hike in North Carolina for ACA Plans August 13, 2015 By Emery P. Dalesio and Emily Masters North Carolina’s largest health insurer says higher-than-anticipated costs after two years of selling federally subsidized coverage has forced it to...
Here’s What’s Happening to Healthcare Costs for Typical Family May 20, 2015 The cost of healthcare for a typical American family of four will rise about 6.3 percent this year, or $1,456,...
Affordable Care Act Cost Estimate Drops Due to Lower Subsidies, Enrollment March 10, 2015 By David Lawder U.S. Congressional forecasters on Monday once again cut their estimate of Affordable Care Act health insurance coverage costs, citing unexpectedly...
Obamacare Mitigates Costs for Big Employers, Refuting Lobbyists’ Predictions October 16, 2014 By Alex Wayne and Thomas Black Business groups said soon after Obamacare became law in 2010 that the sweeping healthcare overhaul would impose huge new costs...