The New York Times: Health Care Costs for Workers Begin to Climb
The Hill: Health insurance CEOs point fingers over soaring health care costs
Some of the nation’s top health insurance executives sought to deflect blame for the soaring cost of health care in the U.S., arguing that rising hospital and prescription drug prices were driving ...
NPR: Health care costs are soaring. Blame insurers, drug companies — and your employer
The United States has the most expensive health care in the developed world. Now it's about to get even more expensive. Some 154 million people get health insurance through their employer — and many ...
Health care costs are soaring. Blame insurers, drug companies — and your employer
The Boston Globe: Getting a handle on how insurance spurs high health care costs
CNBC: Health care inflation rises as patients, employers brace for biggest jump in health spending in 15 years
Medical care costs rose 4.2% in August, according to the Consumer Price Index, now at the highest level in three years. Large employers are projecting a 9% increase in overall health care spending for ...
Health care inflation rises as patients, employers brace for biggest jump in health spending in 15 years
But in healthcare coverage, prices often reflect negotiating leverage and market dynamics more than measurable differences in outcomes. Price variation - sometimes for the same service – is a common ...
When Noah Hulsman, who owns a skate shop in Louisville, Kentucky, learned he no longer qualified for federal subsidies to help him pay for his "gold" Affordable Care Act health plan, the 37-year-old ...