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Blogger Weighs Health Care Plans, Flunks McCain

OPINION

Apr 25, 2008 4:40 PM CDT

Blogger Weighs Health Care Plans, Flunks McCain

Clinton edges Obama in real-life take on insurance reform

(Newser) - Hacking through the forest of reporting on the presidential candidates' health care plans, Glamour blogger Megan Carpentier weighs in. Writing "as someone born with a birth defect who has been known to get sick," she bluntly begins, "I know enough about my own health insurance situation over...

Clinton Pitches Cap on Health Insurance

Mar 28, 2008 8:01 AM CDT

Clinton Pitches Cap on Health Insurance

Proposes to limit premiums to 5-10% of median income

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has proposed putting a cap on premiums in her universal health care plan, limiting them to between 5% and 10% of family income, the New York Times reports. The average cost of a family policy bought by an individual last year was $5,799, or 10% of median...

Many Duck
DNA Tests Over Fears of Bias

Feb 24, 2008 5:06 PM CST

Many Duck DNA Tests Over Fears of Bias

Bosses and insurers will dis them over disorders, some say

(Newser) - Some Americans are ducking genetic tests for fear that bosses and insurers may single out those with disorders, the New York Times reports. Others, tested privately, hide problems from doctors to dodge financial pain—leading, in some cases, to health problems that could have been avoided. But insurance reps and...

Prices Jump for Top Drugs

Feb 21, 2008 4:45 AM CST

Prices Jump for Top Drugs

Drug giants collect now against expected future losses

(Newser) - Drug companies have slapped a series of huge price hikes on some prescription drugs ahead of drug patent expirations, the Wall Street Journal reports. GlaxoSmithKline has raised the price of antidepressant Wellbutrin 44.5%, while Sanofi-Aventis hiked Ambien's price 70%. Wholesale prices for the top 50 drugs increased an average...

Unhealthy Habits Could Hurt Your
Pay Check

Sep 26, 2007 3:10 PM CDT

Unhealthy Habits Could Hurt Your Pay Check

Employers are fining, firing based on lifestyle

(Newser) - Unhealthy living is getting more expensive, the Chicago Tribune reports, with employees facing fines or even firing for not satisfying company health requirements. Michigan's Weyco fines workers $50 per paycheck if they or their spouses smoke. Indianapolis' Clarian takes away $5 for each blood-pressure, body-mass, or other health-based benchmark you...

Health Insurance Premiums Soar

Sep 12, 2007 1:19 AM CDT

Health Insurance Premiums Soar

Costs outpace wage hikes for 8 years running

(Newser) - Health insurance premiums zoomed 6.1% this year, far outrunning inflation and worker earnings, a new study has found. Since 2001, premiums for family coverage have risen 78% percent, while wages have increased by only 19% and inflation by 17%, a Kaiser Family Foundation survey shows. Still, this year's hike...