Tag: medical costs

The wingers have been going on about a report in USA Today last week showing a record increase in the number of people receiving federal aid: Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand. More than 50 […]

One of the biggest fears I had with the health care reform bill was insurers coming up with creative accounting methods to circumvent the requirements that they spend 85% of premiums on health care related costs. Now that fear is becoming a reality: Some of the largest U.S. health insurers are changing their accounting practices […]