If workers are going to use the services, it's going to cost them more money.
Rising health-care costs are pushing more people into public coverage from private coverage. I don't know how long that can last.
People make the assumption that their cost of living will go down when they retire, but if you have a lot of health care issues, your cost of living could go up.
It doesn't look hopeful. It's a massive problem especially in light of what happens to Medicare over the next 14 years.
We are in the midst of a weak economy. That means fewer jobs and fewer people with coverage.
Those who are healthy and wealthier are more willing to try them.
There have been similar findings with regard to diabetes care. When Pitney Bowes lowered costs for diabetes and asthma medications, they found that overall costs went down and compliance went up.
We're very early on in whatever you want to call this, the evolution or grand experiment. In some sense they (companies) justify it by looking at their current cost trends and getting sold on the idea that this is going to save them money.
Employers are desperate to do something about health care costs, and most will move in this direction.
This isn't a silver bullet. This will help some people but not all people. It's not a solution for all our health care problems.
They're seeing it as an investment with a cost, ... but an investment they expect to get a return on. All this is happening while healthcare-cost inflation is back and pushing 10 percent.
It was easy to offer these things 40 years ago because they were cheap. They're not cheap anymore.
It's all about affordability. Health care costs ... will continue to have an impact, even if the economy strengthens.
It's all about affordability, ... Health care costs ... will continue to have an impact, even if the economy strengthens.
It's significant when you have an employer like GM making this kind of move. It could trigger more of the same from other employers,
They could ask their families, their friends, their doctor. They could also check with the National Committee for Quality Assurance , which has a ranking of health care plans.
Insurance companies are consolidating because they are finding it tough to continue to keep low for their membership,
These are a sign of how desperate we've become.
