Health care providers could raise premiums by as much as 9 percent this year to pay for benefits associated with U.S. President Barack Obama’s socialized medicine law, according to a report published earlier this week by The Wall Street Journal.
Who’s going to get hit with the higher bills?
“The rate increases largely apply to policies for [...]
Health Care Costs Up
Family health insurance soared by 14 percent in 2010 as costs increased and companies sought to shift more of the burden for coverage onto employees.
The average employee paid roughly $4,000 in 2010 to insure a family of four – which is up $482 from last year, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. [...]
Health Care Costs: A Lesson From The Past
By FITSNews || It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that a $2.5 trillion expansion of government health care programs isn’t going to reduce the federal deficit – which was already soaring to ridiculous heights even before the U.S. House of Representatives passed “Obamacare” on Sunday.
But how much will “Obamacare” add to the growing [...]
The Cost Of Taxing Ciggies
DAMN … AND WE WERE JUST ABOUT TO LIGHT UP
FITSNews – May 14, 2008 – We’ve got to be honest … writing about the true fiscal impact of South Carolina’s proposed cigarette tax increase excites us about as much as watching paint dry … on a white wall.
But alas, Sic Willie is evidently quite [...]
