Archives for April 2002
Private Health Insurance: Number and Market Share of Carriers in the Small Group Market
Private Health Insurance: Number and Market Share of Carriers in the Small Group Market
Private Health Insurance: Number and Market Share of Carriers in the Small Group Market
Don't Give In
Tax credits are on the front burner again, with two new bills introduced this week. One by Rep. Ernie Fletcher (R-KY) offers $1,000 to individuals and $2,000 to families with incomes up to $35,000 to buy their own health policies or to use toward their costs of a job-based plan. The Fletcher bill (H.R. 4170), supported by the Employment Roundtable, provides a 100% tax deduction for health … [Read more...] about Don't Give In
Don’t Give In
Tax credits are on the front burner again, with two new bills introduced this week. One by Rep. Ernie Fletcher (R-KY) offers $1,000 to individuals and $2,000 to families with incomes up to $35,000 to buy their own health policies or to use toward their costs of a job-based plan. The Fletcher bill (H.R. 4170), supported by the Employment Roundtable, provides a 100% tax deduction for health … [Read more...] about Don’t Give In
Cost, Cost, Cost
Everywhere you turn, there are new accounts of health costs spiraling out of control. Premiums for state workers in California will jump a whopping 25% next year, and some businesses are seeing premiums jump 75% or more. Medicaid costs are soaring and causing serious budget problems in every state, and Medicare spending is expected to rise by 9% this year. What on earth is going on and what can … [Read more...] about Cost, Cost, Cost
Cost, Cost, Cost
Everywhere you turn, there are new accounts of health costs spiraling out of control. Premiums for state workers in California will jump a whopping 25% next year, and some businesses are seeing premiums jump 75% or more. Medicaid costs are soaring and causing serious budget problems in every state, and Medicare spending is expected to rise by 9% this year. What on earth is going on and what … [Read more...] about Cost, Cost, Cost