Out in the Cold. / Kim Clark and Josh Fischman.
by Clark, Kim; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 18Health. Publisher: Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2001ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Insurance -- Costs. -- Health | Insurance premiums | Medical care -- Cost of | Patients' Bill of Rights Act (Proposed)DDC classification: 050 Summary: "Just when Americans need access to Cipro, Zoloft, and a good doctor more than ever, their healthcare costs are rising feverishly. For 2002, health insurers are telling employers that premiums will increase by about 15 percent, or $735 a worker. Because strapped employers are passing on more of the financial pain, tens of millions of U.S. workers will face higher out-of-pocket expenses, reduced coverage, and less choice." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article examines the high cost of health care in the United States and analyzes how that cost is affecting employers, employees and the amount of coverage people can afford.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Out in the Cold, Nov. 12, 2001; pp. 52+.
"Just when Americans need access to Cipro, Zoloft, and a good doctor more than ever, their healthcare costs are rising feverishly. For 2002, health insurers are telling employers that premiums will increase by about 15 percent, or $735 a worker. Because strapped employers are passing on more of the financial pain, tens of millions of U.S. workers will face higher out-of-pocket expenses, reduced coverage, and less choice." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article examines the high cost of health care in the United States and analyzes how that cost is affecting employers, employees and the amount of coverage people can afford.
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