The shrinkage of employee retirement resources in the U.S. has been well documented, as employers shift more risk onto their workers. Less so is the rate at which employers have been eliminating healthcare benefits for retirees. As the Kaiser Family Foundation recently reported, retiree health coverage is becoming an endangered species.
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The Killer Disease on the Rise that Could Explode Health Costs
Hepatitis-C is a serious liver infection caused by an often lethal virus, and it spreads from one person to another through contact with blood, including blood transfusions and shared needles. Gilead Sciences boasts that its two leading biologic medications have a cure rate of as high as 95 percent, in comparison with 40 percent for older, less advanced treatments. But Sovaldi and Harvoni can cost between $83,000 and $95,000 retail for a full course of treatment.
That Surgery Might Cost You A Lot Less In Another Town
As Valeant’s CEO Apologizes, the Rest of the Industry Keeps Hiking Drug Prices
“It used to be the drug companies only took one price increase a year,” Dr. Steve Miller, chief medical officer at Express Scripts, a major drug-benefit manager, told the Times. “Now what they’re doing is taking multiple price increases multiple times a year.”
Immigrants, the Poor and Minorities Gain Sharply Under Health Act
40 things to know about healthcare costs
17 winners and losers under the ACA and 10 more thoughts and observations on the ACA so far
Most hospital leaders think major reforms needed to survive
http://hospitalresilience.eiu.com/2016/01/27/executive-summary/
To shed light on the complex and daunting challenges affecting the U.S. hospital sector, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) conducted a survey of 300-plus hospital executives in November 2015.
HENRY KOTULA 