The health care market’s broken in the U.S., and it needs more help than Congress’s proposals are offering. What cost $10,743 for per-employee health care costs at large employers in 2009 will cost will nearly triple to $28,530 in 2019 if the status quo continues. If legislative proposals currently being discussed in Congress are implemented, [...]

We count our blessings for which we are thankful this Thanksgiving weekend. Our health, our families, peace in our lives and around the globe…Health, yes, if we’re lucky. Now, think the unthinkable: some time, you’re going to get sick. Die, eventually.Now, ask yourself a few questions…Would you prefer to die at home or in the [...]

8 in 10 Americans say making sure affordable health insurance plans are available is Job 1 for health reform. The November 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation Tracking Poll finds that affordability, insurance reform (especially coverage of pre-existing conditions), and managing the Federal deficit are top priorities for health reform across all Americans polled. Other reform elements [...]

With the announcement of Verizon Connected Health Services, the telecommunications company is following on the pioneering work of Dr. Jay Sanders, arguably one of the godfathers of telemedicine, and the contemporary pioneer, American Well. Datamonitor predicts that the telehealth market will growth from $2.4 billion in 2009 to $6.1 bn in 2012. Verizon announced the [...]

In 1975, nearly one-half of American families had a sole wage-earner who was a husband. In 2008, those traditional families numbered only one in 5.Today, one-half of American workers are women, and one in five is a single working parent. 4 in 10 mothers is the primary bread-winner in her family.The Shriver Report, a study [...]