Sentences with phrase «expected health costs»

A third way is that health insurance companies take into account how sick someone is, so their premiums match their expected health costs (i.e. «pre-existing conditions»).

Morgan expects health costs to increase roughly 7 percent a year in retirement, partly from inflation and partly from increased usage, and suggests planning for health - care spending as a separate item.

Not exact matches

U.S. health insurer Aetna, which has agreed to be bought by CVS Health, reported a better - than - expected first - quarter profit on Tuesday as an adjustment for low healthcare spending late last year offset a rise in flu - related health insurer Aetna, which has agreed to be bought by CVS Health, reported a better - than - expected first - quarter profit on Tuesday as an adjustment for low healthcare spending late last year offset a rise in flu - related Health, reported a better - than - expected first - quarter profit on Tuesday as an adjustment for low healthcare spending late last year offset a rise in flu - related costs.

Furthermore, the CBO expects the Senate's health bill to substantially raise Americans» out - of - pocket medical costs by slashing Obamacare's mandated benefits and rolling back assistance to poorer and sicker people, as well as discouraging some low - income Americans from buying insurance in the first place (the BCRA would nix Obamacare's requirement that people carry coverage or pay a fine).

In some states, the cost of coverage is expected to rise by as much as 25 percent, according to a report from the health care researcher Kaiser Family Foundation.

Yes, there are huge changes coming in health care, but should you jump into services where costs may be higher than expected and demand, lower than anticipated?

Most of the losses are due to a decline in mail volume and a congressional requirement that it make advance payments to cover expected health care costs for its future retirees.

«As the next wave of boomers retire, Canada is expected to see lower revenue growth and higher expenditures for Old Age Security and health costs,» says Page.

Aetna, which has agreed to be bought by CVS Health, reported a better - than - expected first - quarter profit on Tuesday, largely due to lower medical costs.

Handa quickly realized that American job - seekers expect employers to foot the cost of a health - benefits package that can add US$ 5,000 to $ 10,000 to an entry - level sales person's salary.

«You should expect that there'll be continued price increases happening,» McCormick says, explaining the health of the underlying economy is good and the market is able to allow for the rising costs.

Yet one might feel more lenient toward Canada's provinces after considering that they shoulder the brunt of what is expected to become one of the heaviest burdens on government balance sheets across the industrialized world: health care costs.

The ever - rising cost of corporate health care is expected to increase by 4.4 percent this year.

But with provincial deficits swelling from coast to coast this year, and rising health care costs expected to ravage provincial coffers in the coming decades, federal figures are starting to paint an increasingly misleading portrait of Canada's government debt situation.

The U.S. government on Monday said it would increase by 3.40 percent on average 2019 payments to the health insurers that manage Medicare Advantage insurance plans for seniors and the disabled, a higher - than - expected rise reflecting a projection of higher medical cost growth.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Health plans are faced with many challenges and are still expected to deliver the highest quality of care while keeping costs under control.

Studies have increasingly indicated that many baby boomers have no financial plan in place to protect themselves against outliving their assets and the rising cost of health care should they live longer than expected.

If you are like most Americans, health care is expected to be one of your largest expenses in retirement, after housing and transportation costs.

What may be surprising is by just how much: Our research suggests that the average couple retiring in 2017 could expect to spend about $ 275,000 on out - of - pocket health care costs during their retirement.2

Personally, I would prefer that EVERYONE pay SOMETHING towards their health care rather than expect Medicaid (U.S. taxpayers) to pay ALL of their health care costs.

Consumers» concerns about rising health care costs, a focus on preventative care and a greater desire for balance and wellness are just a few of the factors contributing to global nutraceutical sales, expected to reach $ 278.96 billion by 2021

Adding to the complexity, health care costs are expected to eat an ever increasing piece of the retirement budget.

We expect all other health care providers to meet expectations set by their professions, and to assume the cost of licensure and certifications.

A breakthrough on the health care reform bill expected to be voted on today came after an amendment that adds $ 8 billion to the measure to help cover insurance costs for people with pre-existing conditions.

The Group is expected to collaborate with the Ministries of Education and Health to build and establish the Ghana campus of the Gulf Medical University and the Thumbay Teaching Hospital in the Greater Accra Region, in phases over a period of 5 to 8 years, at an estimated cost of $ 600 million.

Cohen said the expected budget savings will be offset by construction costs and higher mental health costs.

In exchange for a cost - of - living wage increase, I would expect the contract to include concessions from the unions, for example, less paid vacation days, and increased employee contribution for current and retiree health care costs.

Unlike most states, New York shares its portion of Medicaid costs with the counties, and the trend lines should concern every taxpayer: With federal economic stimulus funds running out and federal health insurance changes, 16 million more Americans are expected join the 60 million now enrolled in Medicaid by 2014.

An MTA spokesman said the authority is considering a smaller increase, but is concerned that health - care and pension costs are expected to double through 2017.

Probably far too complicated for this site, but the «costs» entirely disregards long - term costs - pollution, health problems (like coal extraction workers), and, obviously, the trillions in expected expenses from global warming effects, both responding to and trying to mitigate.

The Medicaid costs for Erie County residents enrolled in the government health care program are expected to soon crack $ 2 billion even though the number of local Medicaid recipients has leveled off after years of growth.

In late May, a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health panel estimated it will cost six southern states where the virus is expected to first impact the United States more than $ 2 billion in medical care and lost wages, an economic model that assumes the virus will infect only 2 % of the region's population.

I would expect to be able to cut health - care costs by 80 percent and provide much better care because we will be preventing these diseases.

The study, published April 12, 2018 in Diabetes Care, a journal from the American Diabetes Association, also simulated the costs and health effects of CGM use over the expected lifetime of patients.

The researchers also used a statistical model to simulate costs and health effects of CGM use over the average expected lifetime of patients.

As the cost of genome sequencing continues to drop, Jorde expects it to become part of standardized health care within a few years, making diagnostic tools such as Phevor more readily available to clinicians.

As expected, advisers urged NIH to limit costs by recruiting the bulk of participants over the next 4 years through health care providers with electronic health records.

And with at least 11 million Americans expected to have the disease by the middle of the century — boosting the annual costs of health care to more than $ 1 trillion — the U.S. government is anxiously looking to researchers to improve the prognosis.

The tools can still provide patients with valuable information, including their expected out - of - pocket costs, their deductible, and their health plan's provider network, the researchers noted.

These efforts are expected to yield important results with very positive implications for public health as it can improve the quality of life, as well as help towards reducing healthcare costs.

Worker productivity in such environments is also expected to drop and health costs are expected to jump.

The report of the Commission on Creating a Global Health Risk Framework for the Future highlights infectious diseases as one of the biggest risks facing humankind and estimates the annual expected cost from potential pandemics at more than # 40bn.

Health - care costs are expected to rise 6 percent in 2009.

«The health care costs attributable to obesity and overweight are expected to more than double every decade.

Over 20 years, eliminating trans fats is expected to cost businesses up to $ 14 billion as they switch to other oils, but could save $ 117 billion to $ 242 billion in health costs, according to the FDA.

If union strength results in higher employer costs, higher total premiums, and smaller employee contributions, then the removal of teacher health benefits from collective bargaining in Wisconsin might be expected to have the opposite effect: lower employer costs, lower total premiums, and larger employee contributions.

Doctors, hospitals, and clinics would be expected to organize themselves into «health - care networks» that would compete to provide services and keep costs low.

With double - digit annual increases in health - care expenses, the relative cost of benefits to school districts can be expected to rise substantially.

HealthView Services» 2017 Retirement Health Care Costs Data Report found that a 65 - year - old couple that retired in 2017 — and is covered by Medicare Parts B, D and a supplemental insurance policy — can expect total healthcare premiums and out - of - pocket expenses to total an average of $ 404,253 in today's dollars.