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Health Care Costs Concern Americans Approaching Retirement – Especially Women and Sicker People

Health Populi

The paper, Health Insurance Affordability Concerns and health Care Avoidance Among US Adults Approaching Retirement , explored the perspectives of 1,028 US adults between 50 and 64 years of age between November 2018 and March 2019.

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Balancing Patient Rights and Costs in Medical Malpractice Claims

Bill of Health

in 2018-19, for the same year in Scotland this was £6.9, While cost of claims per capita in England was £42.1 in Sweden it was £5 and New Zealand it was £18.7.”

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What $285,000 Can Buy You in America: Medical Costs for Retirees in 2019

Health Populi

The average 401(k) balance as of the fourth quarter 2018 was $95,600, according to Fidelity , shown in the green bar chart and the horizontal blue line. Joe Coughlin, the Founder and Director of the MIT Agelab , has useful advice here: “Investing in your health is just as critical as investing in your retirement.”

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US Rep. Gaetz’s Diagnosis of What’s Driving Insulin Costs Misses the Root Cause

Kaiser Health News

Drug pricing experts said there’s no question that insulin’s list price (the amount charged to consumers and their health plans) has risen over the past decade. In 2018, the annual number of new diagnoses had risen to about 27 million. Is there a reason the price has ballooned? That is true.

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National Health Spending Will Reach Nearly 20% of U.S. GDP By 2027

Health Populi

National health spending in the U.S. every year from 2020 to 2027, the actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services forecast in their report, National Health Expenditure Projections, 2018-2927: Economic And Demographic Trends Drive Spending And Enrollment Growth , published yesterday by Health Affairs.

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A Dose of Optimism Is a Prescription for Financial Health, Says Frost Bank

Health Populi

adults 18 and over in September 2018 in English and Spanish. High deductible health plan designs continue to grow and mainstream in both commercially-insured populations for people receiving employer-sponsored plans, as well as for folks enrolling in public sector and marketplace plans. The survey polled 2,002 U.S.

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Healthcare Costs Inspire Employer Activism and Employee Dissatisfaction – What PwC Found Behind the Numbers

Health Populi

HRIs research found an inflection growth point among employers offering health benefit programs addressing mental health and depression between 2016 and 2017 — growing from 44% of companies offering in 2016 to 66% in 2017 — that’s 50% growth year-on-year between 2016-17.