Sentences with phrase «over health care costs»

He also wants the state to enact a single - payer universal healthcare system, which would lower over health care costs by more than $ 50 billion annually while ending the need for counties to use the property tax to pay for Medicaid.

Ratcheting up the pressure in a bitter battle between New York City and the state over health care costs, the city's public hospital system is planning on suing New York State officials over a payment of some $ 380 million in federal funding it says the state is unlawfully withholding.

Not exact matches

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.

There are over 21 million Americans with that disease, which costs the United States health care system $ 176 billion annually in direct medical expenses, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Is it really in business» best interest to punt the cost of health care over to its employees?

Executives projected that providing health care for its then 6,500 employees would cost the company $ 100 million over 10 years.

The key issues for the over 2.5 million Hispanic - owned businesses would appear to be the same as for all the other small firms out there: «less regulation, tax relief, lower health care costs, and litigation reform.»

Investors couldn't chalk up the selloff to the concerns over drug - price gouging that have depressed other pharmaceutical shares: Zoetis zts, after all, makes medications for dogs — whose health care costs have yet to inspire Senate investigations.

Small - business owners are worried that employee health - care costs will rise substantially as the Affordable Care Act is implemented, and that Congress and the President won't agree on taxes and spending, sending the country over the fiscal cliff into a recession in 2care costs will rise substantially as the Affordable Care Act is implemented, and that Congress and the President won't agree on taxes and spending, sending the country over the fiscal cliff into a recession in 2Care Act is implemented, and that Congress and the President won't agree on taxes and spending, sending the country over the fiscal cliff into a recession in 2013.

This month, I went over budget on health care costs but I made up for it with inexpensive housing.

The rising cost of living may be partly to blame, particularly in the spending categories, like health care, that have increased the most over the past decade.

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.

Major employers, from Walmart to Caterpillar, have tried for years to tackle the high costs and complexity of health care, and have grown increasingly frustrated as Congress has deadlocked over the issue, leaving many of the thorniest issues to private industry.

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.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

«A reduction in gas prices and grocery deflation will help customers stretch their budgets, but they're still trying to absorb a 2 % payroll tax cut, uncertainty over Washington, and a lack of clarity around personal health care costs that are all headwinds,» Mr. Simon said.

The retirement of the baby boomers over the next several decades will mean astronomic increases in costs, notably for health care, with relatively fewer people of working age to pay them.

What may be missing is the dramatic and increasing portion of income that will be needed for health - care costs for each year spent in retirement, which are currently projected to increase at over 5 % annually.

Munger agreed and added that U.S. manufacturers have a «huge competitive disadvantage caused by the health system» over say European counterparts since U.S. businesses have to pay for health care costs while European companies don't.

There is much advocacy around the issue of cost containment as we enter the great debate over health care «reform.»

«Knee length stockings have many practical advantages over thigh length in that they lower the risk of problems and health care costs.

Thus, these four medical diagnoses alone create just over a billion dollars of extra health care costs each year.»

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.

Even worse, she voted to cut over $ 700 billion from Medicare, leaving Monroe County seniors with higher health - care costs and fewer options.

The Senate's version of the American Health Care Act would cost New York's Medicaid program billions of dollars over the next decade, putting Albany in the position of having to choose between raising taxes or cutting services and programs for hundreds of thousands.

The authority and the workers are fighting over differences in base pay, health care costs and contributions to pensions for future workers.

The state's Hospital Association testified during budget hearings that the $ 15 minimum wage would cost the health care industry $ 2.8 billion, the state's Business Council estimates total cost would be over $ 15 billion.

Republican Rep. John Faso is not giving up on his push to require the state to takeover the local county government share of Medicaid costs, a provision that became a major sticking point for Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the final weeks before the death of the American Health Care Act.

It is worth noting that while people under age 65 in the U.S. live in a heavily market - dominated economy where poor employment outcomes mean poverty and a lack of access to health care, almost everyone over age 65 has most of their healthcare paid for by Medicare, (a FICA tax financed, single payer system that pays providers more or less the same rates as private insurance companies and has few cost controls), more than half of their nursing home costs paid by Medicaid, (which is stingy in how much it pays providers and moderately means tested), and receives enough of a guaranteed income from the combination of Social Security and SSI payments to keep the poverty rate for people age 65 +, (even if they have no retirement savings of their own), above the poverty line, regardless of the state of the local economy.

She has reduced the number of County employees by over 11 % without lay - offs and the County's health - care costs are lower now than they were in 2005 due to numerous reforms including the landmark Canadian Drug program.

Trump repeated over and OVER on the campaign trail that HIS health care plan would cover EVERYONE, cost less and you could see any provider you choose.The Trumpsters applauded wildly... it was going to be «beautiful healthcare.&raover and OVER on the campaign trail that HIS health care plan would cover EVERYONE, cost less and you could see any provider you choose.The Trumpsters applauded wildly... it was going to be «beautiful healthcare.&raOVER on the campaign trail that HIS health care plan would cover EVERYONE, cost less and you could see any provider you choose.The Trumpsters applauded wildly... it was going to be «beautiful healthcare.»

«Most Americans wanted to hear the president tell Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Reid and the rest of Congress that it's time to start over on a common - sense, bipartisan plan focused on lowering the cost of health care while improving quality,» he said.

The union leaders have been upset with Cuomo over the present contract, which included higher health care costs and three years without raises.

White Plains Mayor Tom Roach says his Westchester County City id facing increasing costs for health care, and a newly imposed 2 % property tax cap has meant little money left over for anything else.

Fights over to what extent the county is responsible for paying the full cost of employees» health care have sprung up recently after heated negotiations between the Astorino administration and the Civil Service Employees Association, CSEA — a union representing the county's public sector workers — failed to produce a compromise, including a contract offer that the union rejected earlier this month.

The program was the subject of an extraordinary showdown last week as Gov. Andrew Cuomo sparred with upstate House Republicans over an amendment to the now - dead American Health Care Act that would have stopped the state from charging county governments for Medicaid costs.

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.

Our city's pension costs have grown by 36 % since 2010 and over the last decade our health care costs have grown by 84 % to approximately $ 44 million.

(CNN)-- President Barack Obama's sweeping health care law came under fresh assault from Republicans over cost and complexity with a Senate lawmaker saying comprehensive doesn't mean comprehendible.

New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he's joining a multistate effort to sue over President Donald Trump's decision to end a provision of the federal health care law that lowered out - of - pocket medical costs for millions of Americans.

A new study entitled «Oral Nutrition Supplements» Impact on Hospital Outcomes in the Context of Affordable Care Act and New Medicare Reimbursement Policies» and conducted by leading researchers at the University of Southern California, Stanford University, The Harris School at The University of Chicago and Precision Health Economics, and supported by Abbott, found that the use of oral nutritional supplements decreased the probability of 30 - day hospital readmission, length of stay and costs among hospitalized Medicare patients aged 65 and over.

Economic pressures to reduce health care costs have resulted in a 300 percent increase in ambulatory surgeries over the past decade.

It estimates the societal burden of 1,400 medical conditions in the U.S. over a 12 - year timespan, based on frequency of diagnosis and health care insurance costs, as well as research publications, awarded grants and clinical trials for each condition.

«Difficult - to - treat patients account for over 50 percent of health care costs associated with asthma,» Hershey said.

A new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion finds that, on average, a morbidly obese employee costs an employer over $ 4,000 more per year in health care and related costs than an employee who is of normal wHealth Promotion finds that, on average, a morbidly obese employee costs an employer over $ 4,000 more per year in health care and related costs than an employee who is of normal whealth care and related costs than an employee who is of normal weight.

A slowdown in the growth of U.S. health care costs could mean that Americans could save as much as $ 770 billion on Medicare spending over the next decade, Harvard economists say.

While Americans debate the rising cost of health care, a new study of 30 countries over 27 years found that medical expansion has improved overall health — with one major exception.

«This will be particularly critical for population health economics in the U.S., considering the added cost of care for metastatic prostate cancer and an aging constituency whose population over the age of 65 will double to over a projected 80 million by the year 2050,» Schaeffer noted.

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.

Meanwhile, over those same five years, Massachusetts residents were increasingly likely to say they had health insurance and access to a personal doctor, and less likely to say that costs stood in the way of getting care, than other New Englanders.