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Unusual respite from surging health care costs
January 7, 2013 4:24 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans kept health care spending in check for three years in a row, the government reported Monday, an unusual respite that could linger if the economy stays soft or fade like a mirage if job growth comes roaring back. The nation's health care tab stood at $2.7... more » -
Health care costs rising; who's picking up the tab?
June 25, 2011 11:52 PM
Rising health care costs are nothing new, but the break down of who's paying for the insurance benefits -- between employers and employees -- continues to shift. "As health care costs rise, the employer is paying more and the employee is paying more," says Kim Koy, director of the... more » -
Health care costs rising; who's picking up the tab?
June 25, 2011 6:05 PM
Rising health care costs are nothing new, but the break down of who's paying for the insurance benefits -- between employers and employees -- continues to shift. The Mountain States Employers Council just finished a survey of businesses in Colorado, and they found many employers are still carrying a... more » -
Number of fat people in US to grow, report says
September 27, 2010 9:39 AM
Citizens of the world's richest countries are getting fatter and fatter and the United States is leading the charge, an organization of leading economies said Thursday in its first ever obesity forecast. Three out of four Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020, and disease rates and health... more » -
Expect huge increases in medical insurance in 2011
June 14, 2010 8:23 AM
President Barack Obama's massive health care overhaul, passed by Congress and signed into law by the president, is about to cost us all a fortune. Insurance expenses to employers will soar next year--and those costs will be passed along to all of us. A consulting firm says U.S. companies... more » -
Panel: No need for annual cervical tests
November 20, 2009 10:00 AM
First it was mammograms--now it's Pap smears. Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. The change by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists comes amid a... more »
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