Sentences with phrase «for rising health care costs»

Here's the pitch: To rescue federal finances from looming disaster, we're asking you to shoulder the risks, and use a lot more of your income, to pay for rising health care costs in America.

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His market, the New York tri-state area, already has in place many of the provisions included in the health - care overhaul, including a provision that dependent under the age of 30 need be eligible for family coverage, and he's seen rates continue to rise over recent years, making him skeptical of the plan's ability to hold costs down for small businesses.

I think HSAs are a great innovation, and not simply because they provide employers with a way of buying cheaper coverage for their workers at a time when health care costs continue to rise.

So far most of the government apps seem modest in scope (think: Mapping crime reports or finding out when the next train will come), but O'Reilly suggested that this is only the beginning and that the approach can work for big problems like rising health care costs, poorly performing schools, and climate change.

With health care costs on the rise, companies are finding savings by creating their own medical clinics for employees.

You got to remember, the typical worker «s wages have n`t risen, at the same time costs for health care and for kids «education have gone through the roof.

Industry titans Amazon (AMZN), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) are working together to address rising health care costs in the U.S. for their employees.

Faced with rising health care costs, nearly three - quarters of Americans say they rely on Social Security for out - of - pocket health care costs, according to a Nationwide Financial Retirement Institute consumer survey.

Rising health care costs across the board mean you could be setting yourself up for financial struggles come retirement — especially if you haven't set aside enough money for one of your biggest expenses: long - term care.

For instance, consider an investor who is retired, living on a fixed income stream, who may have more expenses concentrated in health care (where costs are rapidly rising), and whose portfolio is conservatively positioned with 20 % in stocks and 80 % in bonds.

«Our members» balance sheets speak for themselves — health care is a growing cost at a time when other costs are either not rising or falling,» said Robert Andrews, chief executive of the Healthcare Transformation Alliance, a group of 46 companies, including Coca - Cola and American Express, that have banded together to lower health care costs.

The vast majority of spending growth over the next decade is the result of rising costs for health care, Social Security, and interest on the debt.

Done properly, employee health programs can indeed be a powerful tool in reducing health care costs — a necessity for employers struggling to keep up with the rising medical trend, as all benefits managers and brokers know.

The rising cost of necessities like health care, housing and education is crowding out discretionary spending for middle - class Americans, said Stephanie Pomboy, founder of MacroMavens, an independent economics consulting firm in New York.

Because health care cost rise exponentially as we age, they are consuming far more post-employment medical services that must be paid for by younger people.

For example, both Peter's and Emilia's decisions are related to larger social issues regarding health care: rising health care costs, an individual's right to die, teen pregnancy, safe sex, and abortion.

They state that its also due to rising health care costs and blame the Obama Health Plan but for the last ten years or more my plan goes up an incredible amount eachhealth care costs and blame the Obama Health Plan but for the last ten years or more my plan goes up an incredible amount eachHealth Plan but for the last ten years or more my plan goes up an incredible amount each year.

A new study by USC and University of Oxford researchers indicates that large amounts of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) found in national food supplies across the world may be one explanation for the rising global epidemic of Type 2 diabetes and resulting higher 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

Dr. Fisher believes that dispassionate, rigorous study of birth across all settings is more important than ever given disparities in women's access to trained and licensed care providers, current and future physician workforce issues, rising costs of health care, and unacceptably high rates of adverse outcomes for mothers and infants in the U.S. compared to other industrialized countries.

For those lower - class families — battered by unemployment, rising health care costs, and other financial insecurity — the ability to obtain a nutritious (if admittedly not perfect) school lunch for free or a reduced price is cruciFor those lower - class families — battered by unemployment, rising health care costs, and other financial insecurity — the ability to obtain a nutritious (if admittedly not perfect) school lunch for free or a reduced price is crucifor free or a reduced price is crucial.

For what it's worth, Spitzer and Bloomberg are again disagreeing — this time over the mayor's warning that NYC could very well go the way of Detroit if his successor fails to control the city's rapidly rising health care and pension costs.

If approved, the health taxes in the Deficit Reduction Plan and Executive Budget will drive up the cost of health insurance for all Business Council member employers that purchase health coverage — from sole proprietors and small businesses to the largest self - insured companies — yet will provide no additional covered benefits or have any effect on addressing the rising cost of health care.

The Mayor went on the say that what does threaten the city are rising pension and health care costs for public employees.

-- Health care insurance windfall profit fee ($ 140 million): Health insurers are in line for big cuts to their expenses thanks to the federal tax overhaul, and Cuomo wants to slap a 14 - percent surcharge on profits to help cover the state's rising health care Health care insurance windfall profit fee ($ 140 million): Health insurers are in line for big cuts to their expenses thanks to the federal tax overhaul, and Cuomo wants to slap a 14 - percent surcharge on profits to help cover the state's rising health care Health insurers are in line for big cuts to their expenses thanks to the federal tax overhaul, and Cuomo wants to slap a 14 - percent surcharge on profits to help cover the state's rising health care health care costs.

But School districts face rising costs for employee health care, pensions and annual longevity, or «step» raises for teachers that are built into most union contracts.

The lawsuit lists Purdue, Teva, Janssen and Endo pharmaceutical companies as the defendants, and attempts to hold them responsible for health care and treatment costs related to opioid addiction, rising crime rates and escalating social issues across Albany County, said Elizabeth Smith, an attorney with Motley Rice.

If approved, the health taxes in the Executive Budget will further drive up the cost of health insurance for all Business Council member employers that purchase health coverage yet will provide no additional covered benefits or have any effect on addressing the rising cost of health care.

Unions favor the card check bill because they believe it will make it easier for workers to unionize and, for many years, unions have been concerned about the rising costs of health care because of the role those costs have played in their collective bargaining with employers.

More than a third of the state's money is spent on Medicaid, making it a necessary and obvious target for cuts, and yet each year the same ritual plays out: The governor proposes cuts to health care; the state's hospital lobby and the union representing health - care workers spend millions of dollars in maudlin TV ads decrying the cuts — on top of the millions they contribute to elected officials; the governor's poll numbers decline, and he agrees to an expensive truce that barely makes a dent in rising Medicaid costs.

The increase would barely enable districts to maintain services, officials say, at a time when student needs and mandated costs for employee salaries, health care premiums and teacher retirements are on the rise.

New Jersey has seen its credit downgraded repeatedly by Fitch Ratings, Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings under Christie, mostly due to its deeply distressed $ 75 billion pension system and rapidly rising costs for health care.

Still, Cuomo remains proud of the property tax relief enacted under his administration, including the property tax cap that, while good for taxpayers, has left some local governments and school districts scrambling to constrain spending despite rising health care and pension costs.

ELIZABETHTOWN — A new report from the state comptroller's office says slow or no revenue growth is making it difficult for municipalities to maintain services while keeping pace with rising fixed costs — including health care.

Postdocs» health care premiums will also stay level for 2 years, despite rising costs for most other UC employees.

This, coupled with rising health care costs and lower reimbursements from insurance companies, may slow the predicted rapid growth of the MD&D industry — and job opportunities — even as the demand for scientists with more advanced training increases.

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Over the past decade, annual wages for civilians have increased by 2.3 percent, while employer health care contributions have risen by 3.2 percent and retirement costs have increased by 4.9 percent a year.

Most important, it illustrates that constraining the rise of health - care costs is critical not just for those who care about health - care reform but for the public - higher - education landscape as well,» Webber says.

Though the Chinese government is currently trying to expand health insurance and pension programs for its citizens, it faces challenges given the rising cost of living and health care.

While the city has stepped up its funding for schools, state and federal dollars have not kept up with rising costs, including health care, transportation, cost of living adjustments and teacher salaries.

Even as enrollment - driven revenue declines, costs for special education continue to increase, $ 200 million a year in the last decade, and health care and pension costs continue to rise.

Justice, a Republican, has promised to convene a task force as early as this week to figure out a way to resuscitate the insurance agency, whose severe funding shortfalls have resulted in rising co-pays and other health - care costs not only for public - school teachers but also for state employees across the board.

But with distractions like inflation or the rising costs of health care and education for our daughter as we get older, who needs the added stress of not having saved enough for themselves?

Canada therefore needs average employment incomes to rise, not fall behind, in order to pay for the increasing health - care costs of the baby - boomer generation, among a host of other expenses, Stewart - Patterson said.

Then there is the issue of rising health care costs for retirees.

According to a study by the Center for American Progress, health care costs for median - income families rose by $ 9,000 between 2002 and 2012, which has had a serious impact on middle - class families» budgets.

However in today's tough economy, costs for pet health care, food and other supplies have risen just as human health care and food costs have.

Due to the rising cost of veterinary care, cat health insurance is an increasingly popular purchasing decision for pet owners.

Pet owners have always cared about the health of their pets; but as vet's bills and the cost of pet insurance continue to rise, pet owners are looking for ways to keep their pets healthy while saving money.