Premiums for job-based health insurance increased by 6.1% this year, the lowest rate of increase since 1999, the Kaiser Family Foundation reported this week. Also, the number of firms offering high-deductible plans increased by nearly 30%, and premiums for these plans were the lowest of all plans while employers made generous contributions to spending accounts for their workers. Pop quiz: How … [Read more...] about The Straight Scoop
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Premiums for job-based health insurance increased by 6.1% this year, the lowest rate of increase since 1999, the Kaiser Family Foundation reported this week. Also, the number of firms offering high-deductible plans increased by nearly 30%, and premiums for these plans were the lowest of all plans while employers made generous contributions to spending accounts for their workers. Pop quiz: How … [Read more...] about The Straight Scoop
Warnings on prescription drugs may have caused overreactions
For most of the past twenty years, teen suicide rates have fallen quite consistently. Many credit the introduction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a commonly-prescribed class of anti-depressants, for this drop. But in 2004, the teen suicide rate jumped by an unprecedented 18 percent. This increase, according to a recent study in the Journal of American Psychiatry, … [Read more...] about Warnings on prescription drugs may have caused overreactions
Warnings on prescription drugs may have caused overreactions
For most of the past twenty years, teen suicide rates have fallen quite consistently. Many credit the introduction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a commonly-prescribed class of anti-depressants, for this drop. But in 2004, the teen suicide rate jumped by an unprecedented 18 percent. This increase, according to a recent study in the Journal of American Psychiatry, was … [Read more...] about Warnings on prescription drugs may have caused overreactions
Mandatory Mammograms?
Over the weekend, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said he wants to make preventive care mandatory in his mandatory health insurance system. Once you turn over your freedom to the government, the intrusion clearly doesn't stop. If you are forced to buy health insurance, politicians must determine what qualifies as insurance, what you must pay, and ultimately what treatments will … [Read more...] about Mandatory Mammograms?
Mandatory Mammograms?
Over the weekend, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said he wants to make preventive care mandatory in his mandatory health insurance system. Once you turn over your freedom to the government, the intrusion clearly doesn't stop. If you are forced to buy health insurance, politicians must determine what qualifies as insurance, what you must pay, and ultimately what treatments will … [Read more...] about Mandatory Mammograms?
Stay Focused on SCHIP
Congress and the White House are poised for a showdown over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program before the program expires on September 30, with both houses having passed legislation that the president has vowed to veto. While President Bush and majorities in both houses of Congress support reauthorization of SCHIP, each offers a very different approach. The … [Read more...] about Stay Focused on SCHIP
Stay Focused on SCHIP
Congress and the White House are poised for a showdown over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program before the program expires on September 30, with both houses having passed legislation that the president has vowed to veto. While President Bush and majorities in both houses of Congress support reauthorization of SCHIP, each offers a very different approach. The … [Read more...] about Stay Focused on SCHIP