Feb 9, 2012
The aging of the country's population and the rise in health care costs will continue to be the nation's biggest economic challenge, concluded the Congressional Budget Office's latest economic outlook. The cost of government health care programs will more than...
Feb 3, 2012
Hospitals spend an average of 11.3% of their total expenses on benefits to their communities, according to a new report by Ernst & Young. Based on data from 571 filed Schedule H forms representing approximately 900 not-for-profit hospitals for tax...
Jan 25, 2012
Unemployed adults are more likely to be uninsured and in poor health than those with jobs, and less likely to receive needed medical care and prescriptions, according to a report released Jan. 24 by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Jan 23, 2012
An additional 83,000 jobs could be lost if Congress enacts nearly $20 billion in Medicare cuts to funding for hospital care included in H.R. 3630, House-passed legislation extending the Social Security tax holiday, unemployment insurance and the physician fix, according...
Jan 18, 2012
About 36% of adults and 17% of children were obese in 2009-2010, the same as in 2007-2008, according to a report released Jan. 17 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That represents more than 78 million adults and...
Jan 17, 2012
A comprehensive study of the economic impact of health care in Mississippi shows that our state’s hospitals have a staggering impact on the state economy. Study findings show hospitals alone generate: • $11.9 billion total impact on the state economy...
Jan 12, 2012
More young adults have health coverage as dependents since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required group health plans to make dependent coverage available until age 26, according to a new report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The...
Jan 12, 2012
Life expectancy at birth increased by one-tenth of a year in 2010, to 78.7 years, while death rates for seven leading causes of death declined, according to a report released Jan. 11 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Jan 12, 2012
In 2009, 1% of the nation's civilian population required healthcare spending that was slightly greater than in 2008, an increase from 20.2% to 21.8% of $1.26 trillion in treatment dollars, according to the latest Statistical Brief from the federal Agency...
Oct 24, 2011
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will leave employer-sponsored health insurance largely intact, according to a new report from the Urban Institute. The report looks at the ACA's coverage provisions, tax subsidies and workforce characteristics, and factors that are...
