By Jan Greene
Hospitals are like the fanciest, most exclusive restaurants — the ones where the menus carry no prices. If you have to ask what it costs, the punchline goes, you can’t afford it.
The same goes for health care in America these days, sadly enough. If you’re on the hook to pay a big chunk [...]
By Jan Greene
This just in…California healthcare consumers are increasingly worried about being able to afford the rising cost of getting medical care. A Field poll indicated that 59 percent of voters are "very concerned" about not being able to afford the costs associated with a major illness or injury, up from 48 percent of voters [...]
By Jan Greene
If it seems like you’re paying more for your healthcare, you probably are. A recent study, reported in the Washington Post, shows that Americans buying family health insurance coverage through their employers saw premiums rise 34 percent between 2001 and 2005. During that same time average family incomes rose only 3 percent. You [...]