Tag Archives: Costs

How employers can improve cancer care and costs, based on a National Alliance roadmap

While cancer deaths have been declining since the early 1990s, costs have continued to increase, with more than $ 147 billion spent for cancer care in the United States in 2017. Despite these rising costs, employers and health plans have been reticent to manage oncology care, and are also faced with keeping pace with technology… Read More »

Poll finds support for paid family leave tumbles when Americans are presented with costs

The idea of a new a government program for paid leave is overwhelmingly popular among Americans, right up until they are informed about the possible costs. That’s the conclusion of a new YouGov survey conducted with the libertarian Cato Institute. According to the poll of 1,700 Americans, a whopping 74 percent support “a new federal… Read More »

Viewpoints: Don’t Believe GOP Spin On Preexisting Conditions Protections; Stop Charging Patients For Hospital Out-Of-Network Costs

Editorial pages focus on these health care topics and others. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: No, Republicans Are Not The Party Of Pre-Existing Condition Protection. Never Have Been. With Election Day looming, Republicans around the country, at every ballot level, are engaged in a party-wide effort to pull the proverbial wool over voters’ eyes on health care. It’s… Read More »

Health Care Costs Rising

Free Website Content » Health » Health Care Industry Articles By: Peter Joseph The cost of providing employees with health insurance coverage continues to increase at a double-digit rate. We’ve read a lot about cost drivers in health care – exorbitant hospital charges, rising prescription drug costs, expenses associated with developing new technologies and treatments,… Read More »