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How Employer-Sponsored Insurance Drives Up Health Costs

A new study in Health Affairs is attracting attention for its depiction of how powerful hospitals are extracting "steep payment increases" from insurers. But what the study really tells us is how much the exceptional cost of American health insurance is caused by our system's original sin: the fact that, due to a quirk in the federal tax code, most of us don't buy insurance for ourselves, but ...

Three Health Technology Companies To Watch

Last week, Towers Watson bought Extend , which allows retirees to choose from thousands of private Medicare plans according to their needs, instead of having their employer make the decision. Towers paid $435 million. One of the winners in that transaction was venture capital firm Psilos, which made in five years 10 times its investment ...

House Approves 14 Urgent Measures

MANILA, Philippines --- The House of Representatives has approved a total of 102 measures on third and final reading, 14 of which are bills of national importance, including the proposed PINOY Health Insurance Act, the cybercrime prevention bill, and the measure rationalizing the taxes on international carriers.

Michigan drops plan to set age for health coverage

Lansing — Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders are abandoning a plan to make public school employees wait until age 60 to collect retirement health insurance benefits.

Lake-Lehman schools to leave health care trust

LEHMAN TWP. - The Lake-Lehman School Board found a way to potentially save $1 million by getting health insurance through a broker. However, the Lake-Lehman Education Association is vowing to fight the move, claiming the board's decision violates the te

Affordable Care Act Creates Almost 100K Jobs, Boosts Economic Activity in California by $4.4 Billion

A new study released today by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute suggests that if the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act, it may have a negative impact on the

Did the Iowa Legislature just approve an illegal act?

The required licensure of new public advisors to help Iowans and employers compare health insurance options is a backdoor way to give an unfair advantage to insurance agents or brokers and is likely illegal, health advocates said today.

Research and Markets: Understanding India's Regional Health Markets

Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Understanding India's Regional Health Market