Doctors arent thrilled about health reform, and say its causing them to be pessimistic about the future of the U.S. health care system, a new survey finds.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will increase deficits over the next decade by between $346 and $527 billion, according to a new study by a Medicare trustee.
Jobs in health care grew while jobs in other sectors declined, according to a report by the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany School of Public Health.
Costs for all types of medical plans are expected to increase by 9.9 percent for 2012, the first time in a decade that projected cost increases were less than 10 percent for any type of plan, according to a survey by Buck Consultants.
New York Life said today that it was the largest seller of new life insurance in 2011, with 10.7 percent market share through the fourth quarter, according to LIMRA numbers. New York Lifes individual life insurance sales also increased in 2011, up 12 percent over 2010.
Wellness programs are the next best hope for promoting a healthy work force while containing health care expenses, says new research, but the majority of midsize and large companies dont measure the return on investment of their wellness programs.