Archive for July, 2008
Friday, July 18th, 2008
Total health care coverage for everyone in Pennsylvania funded by the tax on cigarettes was a great idea until the political squabble erupted. The result of the squabble was no compromise could be reached. Sadly, the idea of funding health care for all could have been the perfect solution for ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Unfortunately, roughly 20 percent of the people in the health care system incur 80 percent of the overall costs. Interestingly enough though, health insurance premiums really DO pay for the actual health care services. In fact, the figure is about 80 percent. What that means statistically is, 20 percent of ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
It was a good idea while it lasted – total health care coverage for everyone in Pennsylvania funded by the tax on cigarettes. Then came the squabble; the politics got in the way and no compromise could be reached.
Oh it was a great idea when it was first launched ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
It's a fact that 20 percent of the people in the health care system rack up 80 percent of the costs. Such disparity is the bane of insurance carriers existence and one of the reasons for higher rates of insurance that translates into more uninsured people unwilling or unable to ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
It's a given in this day and age with the rising costs of health care that companies will soon start to drop offering insurance to their employees and instead offer them deductions to buy what ever they want in terms of health insurance.
This is the beginning of a trend ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
It's worth your weight in gold to have a baby these days in the US. Did you know it costs anywhere from $3,500 to $6,000 to deliver a child? Oh you won't find that out by asking a doctor or calling the hospital, because they won't tell you. They don't ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Lawsuits are another issue, particularly malpractice costs, defensive medicine and the impact on the morale of the medical community. And let's not forget the quality of care issue. Statistics indicate that the effect of poor quality health services costs over $1,300 a year for every employee covered by health insurance. ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
It's not that hard to figure out that doctors HAVE to be charging fixed fees for their services. It's a given because they have to provide those rates to the big insurance companies. Part of the problem with the health care system and the huge deficit we face is doctors ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Lack of real competition in the health insurance market is an issue. A few large insurance companies that control the market have been created by how doctors and hospitals charge for their services. Seriously, try it sometime. Call around and find out how much it costs to have gall bladder ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
It's a fact that 20 percent of the people in the health care system rack up 80 percent of the costs. Such disparity is the bane of insurance carriers existence, and one of the reasons for higher rates of insurance that translates into more uninsured people, unable or unwilling to ...
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