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How 6 key trends are driving the employee benefits landscape
How 6 key trends are driving the employee benefits landscape 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Interesting report on trends shaping the design and delivery of employee benefits for the Workplace Benefits Summit. By Melissa Winn, Employee Benefit Advisor Emerging trends in the health care insurance and benefits…

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Group Health Premiums Inch Up While Deductibles Jump
Group Health Premiums Inch Up While Deductibles Jump 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

By Jerry Geisel, Business Insurance Excellent summary of a survey of employee benefits cost conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the HRET. While premiums rose modestly in 2015, the…

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Finding Help for the High Costs of Cancer Care
Finding Help for the High Costs of Cancer Care 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

This article from the Philadelphia Enquirer contains valuable information about the high cost of cancer care and the options people have in managing those costs. The good news is more…

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Hospital Charges Surge for Common Ailments, Data Shows
Hospital Charges Surge for Common Ailments, Data Shows 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

This excellent NY Times article is based on Medicare data on over 3,000 hospitals nationwide for what they charged in 2012. The data shows that the prices that hospitals charge is…

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A Look at the Lives of American Nurses
A Look at the Lives of American Nurses 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Fantastic new book, film and website explores nurse’s critical role at the bedside working within the state of our current healthcare system. This film has received nationwide acclaim and is…

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The Hospital-Dependent Patient
The Hospital-Dependent Patient 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. Interesting piece about the unintended cost and consequences of hospital re-admissions.  Spectacular advances in medical science have led to a growing population of patients who…

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When Health Costs Harm Your Credit
When Health Costs Harm Your Credit 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL New York Times This is an excellent article outlining the problems people can run into by allowing medical bills to go unpaid. It takes a long time…

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Americans don’t know what’s in Obamacare, do know they don’t like it
Americans don’t know what’s in Obamacare, do know they don’t like it 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

By Sarah Kliff, Washington Post Fifty percent of Americans now say they oppose the Affordable Care Act. This is the highest number that Kaiser Family Foundation’s poll has seen since October…

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The battle of the anecdotes: Gird yourself for Obamacare’s newest fight
The battle of the anecdotes: Gird yourself for Obamacare’s newest fight 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

By Sarah Kliff Below is an interesting piece by Sarah Kliff on how the Affordable Care Act is changing the American health-care system — and being changed by it. At this…

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HealthCare.gov is clearly working better. But is it actually working?
HealthCare.gov is clearly working better. But is it actually working? 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

by Ezra Klein, Washington Post Interesting report on the improvements in the consumer experience of healthcare.gov and what that is likely to mean for the next election cycle. A report…

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