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Health insurance costs to rise under health-care reform Health insurance spending will rise 12.9 percent in 2014, according to a new government analysis of the health-care reform law. www.csmonitor.com
Health Overhaul Won't Tame Costs Within a decade, annual health spending is expect to rise to $4.57 trillion, or 19.6 percent of the gross domestic product. The effect of health overall on spending is small -- about 0.2 percent a year. www.npr.org
Health Care Reform: Employees Face Greater Cost-Sharing THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Americans who have health insurance through large, employer-sponsored health plans will see a number of plan design changes in 2011, and they'll be paying more for that coverage, employers and benefits consultants say. news.yahoo.com
Health execs caution dengue patients vs herbal plants, docs Health officials cautioned dengue fever patients on relying on herbal medicine and herbal doctors to cure their illness, saying these have yet to be supported by scientific research. newsinfo.inquirer.net
Health Care Reform: Will It Empower or Perplex Consumers? Title: Health Care Reform: Will It Empower or Perplex Consumers? Category: Health News Created: 9/7/2010 10:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/8/2010 www.medicinenet.com
Health Net Launches Mobile App Health Net Inc. has launched a free mobile application that allows members to access their account details and other information on their iPhones and iPod Touch devices, the Woodland Hills-based insurer announced. sfvbj.com
Health Overhaul Won't Curb U.S. Cost Growth This Decade, Analysis Finds The U.S. health overhaul that Democrats said would slow the rising costs of health care will have little overall effect on spending in the next 10 years, according to an analysis by government actuaries. www.bloomberg.com
Health officials investigate rabid dog in Stearns County Minnesota health officials are investigating whether a rabid dog in Stearns County had any dangerous contact with people or animals. www.twincities.com
Health Highlights: Sept. 7, 2010 Title: Health Highlights: Sept. 7, 2010 Category: Health News Created: 9/7/2010 10:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/8/2010 www.medicinenet.com
Health Insurance Reform Will Require Increased Government Spending Health insurance needs and the nation's health care tab will go up - not down - as a result of President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul. That's the conclusion of a government forecast released Thursday, which also finds the increase will be modest. The average annual growth in health care spending will be just two-tenths of 1 percentage point higher through 2019 with Obama's remake, said the ... www.thirdage.com
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