Darling outlines strategy to control health care costs; WBGH president's...

Business Insurance;  March 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ......proven strategies to control health care costs, future increases could be...services would decline and health care costs would stop rising by double...that they are hurt by rising health care costs, Ms. Darling said. Employees...

Controlling health care costs.(Brief Article)

Business Insurance;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......strategies to contain rising health care costs. In the short term, modifying...ways for employers to reduce health care costs, Mr. Erb told the ISCEBS conference...costs under control. While health care costs have been sharply rising for...

Congressional arm to study area's high health care costs

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 24, 2002 ;     520 words ...Congressional arm to study area's high health care costs Barrett, Ryan ask for GAO inquiry...and other regions have higher health care costs than other parts of the nation. Fearing that health care costs could damage the economy in...

Taking the pulse of health care costs

Corporate Report Wisconsin;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...What is driving health care costs, and what can be done about it...Who is to blame for the surge in health care costs? In the poll, respondents pointed...actually a very small part of overall health care costs. Reinhardt said if you rebated...

Rise in health care costs smaller in state

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 8, 2003 ;     623 words ...Rise in health care costs smaller in state Employers still...experienced a smaller increase in health care costs than their counterparts nationally...difference between Wisconsin's average health care costs and the national average can be...

Health Care Costs Slow Company Profits

AP Online;  July 18, 2005 ;     390 words ......double whammy when it comes to health care costs: Many companies are likely...their insurance while rising health care costs means companies may dole out...companies said that increased health care costs have contributed to slower...

Ask a benefit manager. (health care costs)(Column)

Business Insurance;  May 12, 1997 ;     700+ words ......anticipate regarding the level of health care costs? A: I am hearing this question...may be viewing the trend of health care costs much in the same manner in...to health care is: When will health care costs start increasing again? Most...

Wisconsin Businesses Join Forces to Fight 'Unacceptable' Health Care...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ......together to bring down soaring health care costs, which threaten competitiveness...explore alternatives to contain health care costs in the region, said Don. H...health care of 100,000 people. Health care costs in greater Milwaukee are 55...

Wisconsin Legislators Target Rising Health Care Costs.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......politicians to address skyrocketing health care costs, leaders of the state Assembly...chairman. I want the increase in health care costs to become part of the campaign...William M. Mercer study found health care costs were 55 percent higher than...

Cost controllers meet goals; Successful companies attack health care...

Business Insurance;  May 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ......becomes more important as rising health care costs and weak economic conditions...be engaged in managing their health care costs as aggressively as they can...Employers that manage their health care costs aggressively are almost twice...

A Vote on Health Care Costs

The Washington Post;  November 29, 1993 ;     535 words ......problem when Congress takes up health care costs next year will be to distinguish...a tamping-down of national health care costs but a billing change - and...sense to try to cut federal health care costs, which are driving the budget...

Workers' health-care costs to rise

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  August 27, 2004 ;     532 words ......continued double-digit increases in health care costs in 2005 and likely will require...found that employers expect health care costs to rise 12.9 percent on average...employers have shifted a portion of health care costs to workers in an effort to...

Governments feel squeeze of health care costs

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  October 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Governments feel squeeze of health care costs Municipalities finding little...full-blown migraines statewide as health care costs soar by up to 30% for the coming...faces about a 25% increase in health care costs this year. New Berlin, which...

CHAIRMAN CONRAD ISSUES STATEMENT ON HEALTH CARE COSTS ON BUDGET, PROSPECTS...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ......hearing today on the impact of health care costs on the budget and prospects...Congress on the problem of rising health care costs. Earlier this year, he created...confronting us. Because of rising health care costs and this demographic tidal...

NEARLY 2.2 MILLION OHIOANS ARE IN FAMILIES THAT WILL SPEND MORE THAN 10...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......of their pre-tax income on health care costs in 2008. While much national...insured families, as rising health care costs devour an ever-growing portion...needs to take steps to bring health care costs down and cover the uninsured...