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U.S. Tort Costs Reach Record $260 Billion in 2004, Tillinghast Report States
Tillinghast forecasts growth rate in U.S. tort costs would increase from 5.9% in 2004 to 6.5% in 2006 and 2007. The firm believes 2005 costs could reach $277 billion. The report ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 14, 2006
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Some 80% of U.S. Employers Keeping Retiree Drug Coverage in 2006
Hewitt Associates of 300 of the largest private sector employers found. For example, by 2010, only 50% of employers expect to maintain coverage and accept the subsidy; 22% said ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 13, 2005
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Report: California Cities Ranked Cheapest for Health Insurance for Young Singles
Buy Health Insurance," is the first report on the largest U.S. cities with the most affordable health insurance for 30-year-old individuals, eHealthInsurance said. The 25-to ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 1, 2005
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Study: Private Insurance Spending on Obesity-Linked Health Problems Skyrockets
Between 1976 and 2000, the prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults more than doubled, from 14.5% to 30.4%, while the total prevalence of diabetes rose 53% during the same period, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 28, 2005
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Study: U.S. Health-Care Spending Stabilized in 2004, But Still Outpaced Overall Economic Growth
March supplement to the U.S. Census survey for 2000 to 2004 -- as well as premium data from the Kaiser Family Foundation -- to calculate that 910,000 fewer Americans received ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 22, 2005
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Survey: HMO Rate Increases to Be Lowest in Five Years
Next year, U.S. companies can expect to see the lowest increase in health maintenance organization rates in more than five years, a survey by a global human resources consultant ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 15, 2005
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Study Highlights Insurers With Least-Volatile Earnings, Shows Steadier Results for 2004
Old Republic International Corp. enjoyed the least-volatile earnings over all time periods measured in the study. Old Republic historically has produced favorable operating ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 8, 2005
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Studies Find States With Caps Draw Doctors, With or Without 'Crisis'
Kaiser Family Foundation. Both the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Affairs researchers found a 15-year trend in claims costs marked by slow and steady growth, rather than ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 6, 2005
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AFL-CIO Says Top Workers' Comp Research Group Is Biased, Calls Report Flawed
May 17 letter to WCRI's executive director, Richard A. Victor, the AFL-CIO claims that WCRI relied on a public health survey instrument known as SF-12 to support its research, even ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 25, 2005
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Concern Grows Among California Employers About Downside of Cost-Sharing
Harris Interactive suggests. Though still cited by a majority of employers as a necessary strategy to bring health-care costs under control, cost-sharing with employees was ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 7, 2005
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Malpractice Costs Aren't High Priority With Most Voters, Survey Shows
Congress last year (BestWire, Jan. 5, 2005) -- came in 11th on a list a 12 items that people thought the administration should address. While it wasn't high on the list of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 18, 2005
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Report: Metro New York Medical-Malpractice Premiums Jumped Nearly 150% Since 1999
New York, according to a recent study. Premiums rose an average of 27% a year from 1999 to 2004, according to the study by the Greater New York Hospital Association. One hospital ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 7, 2005
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Study: Employer Expenses Per Diabetic Employee Exceed $33,000
Government Reform Committee. "As purchasers of health-care benefits, employers can help raise awareness about the impact of Type 2 diabetes by partnering with their medical plan ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 22, 2004
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Study: Boston's Health Insurance Bills Highest Among Largest U.S. Cities
...Insurance Chief Operating Officer Bob Fahlman said. "Even lowest-priced health insurance plans offer very good benefits for consumers." Each of the cheapest plans offered periodic ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 9, 2004
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Study: Sickest Patients Least Likely to Accept Higher Premiums
Americans now rank controlling health-care costs as their No. 1 health-reform priority. Health-care spending as a percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product rose from 13% to ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 1, 2004
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Study: Rising Medical Malpractice Rates Will Cost Jobs, Money in Maryland
Maryland Hospital Association. "If you have medical institutions spending less, you have less money flowing in the economy," Basu, the study's primary author, said. "At the end of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 19, 2004
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Poll: Doctors' Records, Elderly Care Top Voters' Health-Care Concerns
...Henry & Associates Inc. to conduct the research, which polled 1,000 voters on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4. As a priority for deciding between candidates, the poll found, health care ranked ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 8, 2004
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Study: Public Confused, Wary of Bush-Style Health Proposals
Medicare Modernization Act. When the accounts are paired with a high-deductible plan, employees can put as much as $2,600 for an individual or $5,150 for a family -- tax free -- ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 1, 2004
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Milliman Group Health Survey Reports Lower HMO Renewal-Rate Increases
Intercompany Rate Survey, was sent to U.S. HMOs and fully insured PPOs. About 40% responded. Each participant was asked to respond to the same set of benefits and demographics for ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 26, 2004
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KPMG Study Finds Insurance Industry Confidence on the Decline
But it does impact results." According to the KPMG survey, only 43% expected property/casualty premium to increase in the near term, compared with 65% in 2003 and 88% in 2002. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 29, 2004
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