Surgery, Not Pharma, Is Biggest Healthcare Cost Worry: Gawande June 22, 2018 By Deena Beasley Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon who was named this week to head the company being formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway...
Out-of-Pocket Hospital Costs Were Rising 6.5% a Year… Before Obamacare June 28, 2016 By Amrith Ramkumar If you have private health insurance, the good news is you may be helping your employer keep its health care...
How Much Do U.S. Health Insurance Tax Breaks and Subsidies Cost? March 25, 2016 By David Morgan U.S. taxpayers will fork over $660 billion this year to subsidize health insurance for people under 65, the vast majority...
U.S. Health Care Cost Increases at Lowest Rate in Nearly 20 years: Aon November 12, 2015 After plan design changes and vendor negotiations, the average health care rate increase for mid-size and large companies was 3.2...
Health Costs in Record Slowdown But Do Consumers Notice? July 24, 2015 By John Tozzi The price of health care has grown more slowly than core consumer prices—what Americans spend on everything except food and...
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,...
Concerns Over Patient Safety a Top Concern for Hospital Leaders, Risk Managers: Study April 22, 2013 The lack of teamwork combined with a negative culture and poor communication in hospitals today presents a barrier when it...
Obamacare to Hike Some, Lower Other Individual Health Premiums: Sebelius March 27, 2013 By David Morgan and Jeff Mason President Barack Obama’s top healthcare adviser acknowledged on Tuesday that costs could rise in the individual health insurance market, particularly...
A University Health System Says It Will Stop Hiring Smokers in Pennsylvania February 21, 2013 The University of Pennsylvania Health System says it plans to stop hiring smokers and tobacco users. The policy starts in...
Study Urges National Healthcare Spending Target January 11, 2013 By David Morgan The United States could save $2 trillion in healthcare spending over the next decade, if the U.S. government used its...