Healthcare costs: big woe for small firms
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Of 45 million US uninsured, 60 percent work in small businesses.
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Clogged heart arteries and pregnancy   are the two most expensive conditions contributing to $790   billion in annual hospital costs in the United States,   according to a government study released on Friday.
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The growth in health care spending by private employers slowed in recent years, creating some optimism that the employers had turned the corner in their struggle with rising costs. But any relief appears to have been short lived, according to a study to be released today.
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Seeing low fees for family doctors as a weak link in the nationâs health care system, some big employers and health insurers are seeking new ways to pay doctors to reward high-quality medical care.
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* Increases of 6 to 7 percent in premiums -- and more in small firms.
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Unpredictable hospital billing can lead to financial anxiety about the prospect of dealing with insurance companies even before a surgery has happened.
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The financial pressures associated with cancer can have dire consequences for patients, a survey finds.
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Many lack health insurance because of its cost and a big reason for that cost is the explosion of expensive, medically questionable care.
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By CARLY HARRINGTON,  harringtonc@knews.com  Vicky Curtis, co-owner of Fire Pro Sales and Service Inc., is struggling to pay the cost of health insurance she recently began offering her five employees.
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Business & money: Consumers and small firms are being left short of cash before being reimbursed, reports Lisa Bachelor.
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Health-care costs are expected to rise more than 11 percent for US employers in 2005, the fifth consecutive year of double-digit increases, and little relief is expected in the next five years
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and, in many cases, downright disastrous. But in the managed health-care industry, deal-making has become a necessity for growth. An
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Recent insurance-cost hikes spotlight the deep problems with how the US pays for health care. Both presidential candidates need to be paying closer attention.
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The past few years have seen companies doing everything they can to reduce costs. From outsourcing and offshoring to RIFs (reductions in force), the byword has been, âCut expenses.â But if most of the economists are right, 2005 will be a much better year, and companies will go back to concentrating on increasing revenue.
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Going without healthcare coverage can spell disaster for your finances.
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TORONTO (CP) - Downsizing strategies implemented by governments and companies alike in the 1990s have burdened Canada&#39;s health-care system with up to $14 billion a year in additional costs, a new federal study concludes.
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OTTAWA - Stress from high workloads is costing Canada&#39;s health-care system up to $14 billion a year in additional costs, according to a new federal study.