Out-of-Pocket Costs for Childbirth Increased More than 50% Since 2008 for Employer-Insured Women “ANN ARBOR, Mich. – One of the most expensive parts of having a baby may involve the birth itself, a new Michigan Medicine study suggests. For some families, average out-of-pocket health care spending for maternity care – including the pregnancy, delivery and […]
Continue readingPrivate Insurance Spending has Grown Much Faster than Medicare and Medicaid Spending
Private Insurance Spending has Grown Much Faster than Medicare and Medicaid Spending “Private insurance’s costs are skyrocketing” Reproduced from Kaiser Family Foundation; Chart: Axios Visuals “The cost of private health insurance is out of control, compared to Medicare and Medicaid. You see that clearly if you take a long-term view of recently released federal data […]
Continue readingPatients Want Healthcare not Choice of Health Insurance
Patients Want Healthcare not Choice of Health Insurance “Americans rarely switch to new health plans when the annual insurance-shopping season comes around, even if they could have gotten a better deal. The bottom line: People loathe shopping for health plans, and many are bad at it, for one major reason: “It’s just too hard,” Tricia Neuman, […]
Continue readingFewer Employers are Providing Insurance than in the Past
Fewer Employers Are Providing Insurance than in the Past “Higher premiums are a key reason that smaller businesses are less likely to provide insurance. A study found that more than 95 percent of employers with 100 or more employees offered coverage in 2015, a rate that has remained consistent for over a decade [Figure 28]. […]
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