Monthly Archives: May 2009

Health Insurance, Money and the Finances of Health Care

Published: May 29, 2009 in Health Insurance Costs, Health Insurance Tips | Comments closed

Hello and welcome to this installment of the Weekly Health Insurance News Roundup. In this installment, we'll look at a few articles that have to do with money and health care or health insurance, usually regarding how to save it, which is something everyone is concerned with these days. Our first article comes to us from the Charlotte Observer and is entitled, "Savings accounts may be future of health care."

The Expense and High Cost of Health Care: The Causes and Possible Solutions

Published: May 22, 2009 in Health Insurance Costs, Health Reform | Comments closed

Welcome to this installment of the Weekly Health Insurance News Roundup. This time we will be looking one article that looks at the high costs associated with health care and health insurance. Our first article looks at why health care costs are so high. Entitled, "What is Driving Rising Healthcare Costs?", this article comes to us from The American, the Journal of the American Enterprise Institute. In this article, the author looks at the "manifold" reasons for the absurd jumps in health care and health insurance costs.

The Sustainability of Employer-Based Health Insurance, and Public Opinion and Differences over Health Care Reform

Published: May 15, 2009 in General Health Insurance, Health Reform | Comments closed

Welcome to this installment of the Weekly Health Insurance News Roundup. This week we will look at three articles that deal with health care reform and employer-based health insurance, and how opinions on them vary. Our first article comes from the New Hampshire Business Review and is entitled, "Is the employer-based insurance system unsustainable?" The title caught my eye because this is a very important and valid question that I'd honestly not seen posed before in my research.

The Debate over Health Care Reform and Public Health Insurance

Published: May 8, 2009 in Health In Politics, Health Reform | Comments closed

Welcome to this installment of the Weekly Health Insurance News Roundup. This week I was only able to find two articles that were interesting and relevant enough to share, rather than three, but I hope these cover enough ground to still make them a worthwhile read. Our first story comes from the AFL-CIO News website, and is entitled, "Major Congressional Groups Back Public Health Insurance Option."

Health Insurance More Costly than Rent in NYC, Spiraling Health Care Costs, & Being Shut out of COBRA

Published: May 1, 2009 in Health Insurance Costs, Health Insurance Tips | Comments closed

Welcome to another installment of the Weekly Health Insurance News Roundup. This week we'll be looking at three articles covering various, yet interesting topics regarding health insurance and health care. Our first article comes from the Associated Press and is entitled, "NYC health insurance costlier than rent." In this article, they cite a recent analysis of data from the New York Post that gathered health insurance costs as well as the cost of rent for apartments in the downtown New York area. They found that the health insurance premium for a typical family was up to $4,354 per month, while a typical rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $3,947.