apnews.myway.com - 2/24/2009
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My Way News - Health care costs to top $8,000 per person
washingtonpost.com - 2/26/2009
usatoday.com - 2/20/2009
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usatoday.com —
Advocates say the 17 million Americans who buy
their own coverage can't negotiate lower rates the way
employers or other large group plans can. "These folks have their back against the wall," says Jerry Flanagan, a health advocate with Consumer ...
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Costs for individual health plans soar
rasmussenreports.com - 3/2/2009
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rasmussenreports.com —
President Obama told the nation last week that
health care reform is one of the top three
priorities of his administration, but 49% of U.S. voters say the president should wait until the economy improves before moving forward on the health care ...
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49% Say Obama Should Delay Health Care Reform Until ...
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ThinkFast: February 24, 2009
Think Progress —
... According to a new Department of Health and Human Services report, “health care costs will top $8,000 per person this year…an increase of $356 per person from last year.” The Medicare trust fund “is running out of cash more rapidly, and could become insolvent as early as 2016.” HHS estimates that health costs “will reach $13,100 per person in 2018, accounting for $1 out of every $5 spent in the economy.” ...
The WonkLine: February 24, 2009
Wonk Room —
... “Health care costs will top $8,000 per person this year, consuming an ever-bigger slice of a shrinking economic pie, says the report by the Department of Health and Human Services, due out Tuesday.” ...
Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for February 26, 2009
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
... … an increase of $356 per person from last year.’ The Medicare trust fund “is running out of cash more rapidly, and could become insolvent as early as 2016.” HHS estimates that health costs “ will reach $13,100 per person in 2018 , accounting for $1 out of every $5 spent in the economy.” * * * Whatever happened to the premise that “ignorance of the law is no excuse”!!! ...
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