On a day when Obama announced his selection of his drinking buddy Tom Daschle to head HHS, it was readily apparent that Obama plans to move forward with his own plan to bankrupt the country. The trick to getting their plan to work — at least on paper — is that they have to get [...]
In a startling report, the WSJ indicates that the cost of an average health plan is approaching half of an average family’s income. This must be a misprint.WSJ Health Blog Link But it’s not, of course. The reality is that few people actually pay $12,000 a year for their health plan — the majority of [...]
As if the downturn in the economy weren’t enough, small businesses are looking forward to increases in health care costs after seeing nominal hikes in the recent past. For the last few years, increases have been lagging behind the stratospheric numbers seen just a few years before. But now, companies are seeing big time increases [...]
In a sure sign of the economic times, more people are putting off surgeries and other hospital treatments. The postponement of hernias, knee replacements, weight loss surgery and the like are creating cash flow havoc in many hospitals. The situation is so dire that some hospitals are being forced to close. Lucrative surgeries being postponed [...]
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