Premiums To Rise In 2011

The accounting firm of Price Waterhouse interviewed 700 actuaries and employers, asking if they planned on raising their group health insurance premiums, or expected a rise in costs in 2011, https://higginscompanies.com/faq/group-health-insurance-faq%e2%80%99s/. The report suggests that premiums will rise by 9%. For the first time ever deductibles will be $400 or higher. Still seems very low […]

Price Controls and Health Care

Not since Nixon has this country tried price controls. Of course this failed and lead to shortages. Now President Obama wants to try this with health insurance, warning insurers not to raise their prices recently. He increases their costs dramatically with ObamaCare, then tells them not to raise their prices. And many don’t believe that […]

More Health Care Isn’t Always Better

Many find it hard to believe that receiving more medical care doesn’t always mean better health. It is estimated that one third of all testing procedures are unnecessary. Many of these tests have dangerous side effects as well. As an example are the fetal monitors that say there is a problem with the baby so a […]