Health Populi

Employer costs for health coverage are rising twice as fast as general price increases. This is leading to more employers dropping health coverage for employees. Mercer brings us this evidence in their new health cost survey, to be published in March 2008. The consultancy found that health costs increased 6.1%, equivalent to 2006 cost increases. [...]

The National Business Group on Health (NBGH) has endorsed the retail health clinic concept in a new policy statement issued on November 15. The Physician Advisory Group of NBGH reviewed the available evidence on retail health clinics, also known as “convenience care,” to come to this policy decision. The bottom line: NBGH finds that retail [...]

Talking to your parents about their future living arrangements is difficult. I’ve been there. Trust me. A new study from AARP, who knows a thing or two about dealing with older people, sheds some light on the challenge. It’s easy for me to say this, but…it’s good to plan ahead and have these conversations before [...]