Sentences with phrase «for higher medical costs»

Plan for higher medical costs and more taxes.

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May 2 - U.S. health insurer Humana Inc reported higher - than - estimated medical costs in its core direct - to - consumer Medicare Advantage business for seniors and the disabled, sending shares down 2.1 percent.

The Canadian Medical Association, argued in its pre-budget submission that the government should maintain access to the small business deduction for physicians, since they enter the workforce later in life and often with significant debt, and unlike small businesses are unable to pass on higher costs to clients.

As it turns out, people with higher income levels are more likely than those of modest means to opt for HSA - qualified health plans, because they are less concerned by the potential out - of - pocket medical costs and more interested in the tax savings, according to Fronstin at EBRI.

On the other hand, 71 percent favor the law's Medicaid expansion, 66 percent of young adults favor the prohibition on denying people coverage because of a person's medical history, 65 percent favor requiring insurance plans to cover the full cost of birth control, 63 percent favor requiring most employers to pay a fine if they don't offer insurance and 53 percent favor paying for benefit increases with higher payroll taxes for higher earners.

Recent legislation places tighter controls on workers» compensation medical costs and ensures that insurance carriers» requests for rate increases receive a high level of scrutiny to tackle recent increases in premiums.

Many Americans now have health plans with higher deductibles or co-payments, making them responsible for more of their medical costs.

Furthermore, he's expressed support for the ACA's guaranteed coverage provisions for people with pre-existing conditions, but potential plans to nix Obamacare's mandate that everyone carry insurance and the introduction of high - risk pools for the sick could result in an exorbitantly expensive system for people who already face massive medical costs.

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.

Cruz has arguably been making a Byrd case for his amendment in recent days, by describing it as direct taxpayer subsidization of people's high medical costs.

Higher interest rates and compressing cap rates have increased the cost of capital and narrowed investment spreads for medical office - focused REITs, prompting Stifel to downgrade three...

Higher interest rates and compressing cap rates have increased the cost of capital and narrowed investment spreads for medical office - focused REITs, prompting Stifel to downgrade three stocks in the space.

Reasons that could qualify you for this include financial trouble, high medical costs, a recent change in where you work, and anything else your servicer identifies as a viable reason.

Last month, DMG posted a $ 5 million operating loss in the third quarter due to higher - than - expected medical costs, prompting the company to put the unit up for sale.

The great issues of our time are moral: the uses of power; wealth and poverty; human rights; the moral quality and character of society; loss of the sense of the common good in tandem with the pampering of private interests; domestic violence; outrageous legal and medical costs in a system of maldistributed services; unprecedented developments in biotechnologies which portend good but risk evil; the violation of public trust by high elected officials and their appointees; the growing militarization of many societies; continued racism; the persistence of hunger and malnutrition; a still exploding population in societies hard put to increase jobs and resources; abortion; euthanasia; care for the environment; the claims of future generations.

The French international, who has already had a medical, will cost # 24m, The Sun says, on top of roughly # 13m and # 15m paid for Darmian and Schweinsteiger, respectively, and make it another summer of big spending after last year's high - profile recruits of big names like Angel Di Maria, Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw.

The key reason is financial rather than medical: For many people, the high cost for one IVF procedure prohibits women from seeking a second treatment if the first attempt faiFor many people, the high cost for one IVF procedure prohibits women from seeking a second treatment if the first attempt faifor one IVF procedure prohibits women from seeking a second treatment if the first attempt fails.

If your pregnancy costs were particularly high this past year, it may be worth your while (or your partner's) to fill out the longer tax form in which each medical expense is accounted for — instead of filling out the standard tax form.

Without the visiting nurses, like Livia Brown, seen caring for Ariella, she would be in a medical foster home or a hospital or long - term care facility, probably at higher cost.

They also cite the high - cost of doing business in the state for small businesses in particular and the need to reform medical liability and the Scaffold Law.

That's the price tag for excess medical costs associated with the high rates of obesity in the Finger Lakes, according to a study by Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield.

That will drive up New York's already high medical malpractice insurance rates for physicians and hospitals as well as drive up the already high cost of health care insurance for New Yorkers, the group argues.

If the initial cap is set high enough, and allows for a rate of inflation based on actual medical costs, which is higher than the average rate of inflation, then the state could be able to meet its costs to cover health care for people on Medicaid who obtained coverage under Obamacare.

Since then, the sources said, a battle has continued over payments for «education costs and health care» for 20 - year - old daughters Cara and Mariah, who attend Harvard and Brown universities, respectively, and Michaela, 18, who recently graduated from high school a few months after being taken to the Westchester County Medical Center after an unexplained incident in which she was found unconscious at her mother's home.

The lobbying group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, commissioned a study that found the tax would actually lead to higher insurance and medical costs for New Yorkers.

But the mayor noted that seeking additional revenue from valuable property owners in Albany such as Albany Medical Center or imposing student fees at local higher - education institutions would likely result in those entities or groups clamoring for the state to either block the local efforts or pick up the costs.

If the initial cap is set high enough, and allows for a rate of inflation based on actual medical costs (which is higher than the average rate of inflation), New York could cover health care for Medicaid patients who obtained coverage under Obamacare.

The medical costs for an individual with diabetes are typically 2.3 times higher than for someone without the disease.

New research presented today at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) identifies nicotine dependence, obesity, alcohol abuse and depressive disorders as risk factors for low back pain, a common condition causing disability, missed work, high medical costs and diminished life quality.

The key reason is financial rather than medical: For many people, the high cost for one IVF procedure prohibits women from seeking a second treatment if the first attempt faiFor many people, the high cost for one IVF procedure prohibits women from seeking a second treatment if the first attempt faifor one IVF procedure prohibits women from seeking a second treatment if the first attempt fails.

More than half of TKR patients have a body mass index (BMI) within the obesity range (greater than 30 kg / m ²), which has been linked to a higher risk for related comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis; and in some studies, to higher medical costs and longer hospital stays.

«With our protocols, the cost per new genome falls below $ 4,000, making insect sequencing projects feasible for college and, in the foreseeable future, high school students,» said Nick Grishin of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Automobile, workers» compensation and general business liability insurance costs may fall under the Affordable Care Act, while costs for medical malpractice coverage could be higher, according to the study.

Yet we have a medical system that, due to high costs and doctors who treat black patients differently, presents important advances in medical care — like genetic tests — as something optional for African Americans.

For younger women aged 21 to 44, average treatment costs in the first year after a breast cancer diagnosis were $ 97,486 higher than average medical costs for similar women who didn't have breast cancer, the study fouFor younger women aged 21 to 44, average treatment costs in the first year after a breast cancer diagnosis were $ 97,486 higher than average medical costs for similar women who didn't have breast cancer, the study foufor similar women who didn't have breast cancer, the study found.

Each one of us can be responsible for our own health by avoiding junk food in all its disguises, maintaining a moderate amount of physical activity and regulating stress, thereby having a higher quality of life with very low medical costs, reduced disease risk and more productivity.

For one, employers in the United States pay higher health insurance premiums to cover the medical costs associated with it.

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Although Wisconsin is in a region with higher - than - average medical premiums, this geographic factor accounts for only a minor part of the gap between Wisconsin's district costs and the national average.

First, I use estimates that economists have developed of the social cost of crimes, which include tangible costs, such as lost productivity and medical care, as well as intangible costs, such as impact on quality of life; these estimates are extremely high for fatal crimes.

The costs of these gaps (most commonly associated with low income, limited education, and minority group status) are reflected in higher school dropout rates, lower economic productivity, decreased social mobility, increased need for medical services, and higher rates of incarceration.

Consider You may pay more for your total Medical School Loan cost because a fixed interest rate is usually higher than a starting variable interest rate.

Unfortunately for residents who suffer from asthma and other air pollution - related illnesses, it has the highest per capita medical costs of any city in the nation, at $ 8,295 per year, according to Bundle.com.

Although medical treatment for pollution - related illnesses is never cheap, in New York, per capita medical costs topped $ 6,500 annually in 2011, the third highest in the nation, according to Bundle.com.

Medical costs go up as we age, so it's unsurprising that the debt load is higher for folks who are older.

Your monthly premiums will be higher but your out - of - pocket costs will likely be lower for the actual medical bills.

For high - cost medical bills, such as those associated with an emergency surgery, the hospital may have financing programs in place for assistanFor high - cost medical bills, such as those associated with an emergency surgery, the hospital may have financing programs in place for assistanfor assistance.

Individuals with higher expected medical costs should actually pay slightly higher premiums for plans that have lower out of pocket costs.

Some agents will feature the convenience of no medical exam policies, but the time saved from undergoing a medical exam (which typically takes less than an hour and can be scheduled wherever is most convenient) doesn't make up for the additional cost of higher premiums over several years.

The high deductible plan could be more appropriate for those who are healthy with little expected medical costs.