Myth: Higher health care costs are the result of continually rising insurance premiums, inflating the price of health care.
Fact: Just the opposite is true. Because insurance is a means of financing health care, premiums have to track the underlying cost of health care services. Those underlying costs have been rising and insurance premiums have simply [...]
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April 28th, 2010
Health Care Reform Myths Vs. Realities
Posted in Aetna 
Tags: california, coverage, health, health care, HMO, individual, initiative, insurance, medicare, medicine, ppo, premiums, quotes, reform
Tags: california, coverage, health, health care, HMO, individual, initiative, insurance, medicare, medicine, ppo, premiums, quotes, reformApril 28th, 2010
April 2010 – Update on the Health Care Reform
Posted in Kaiser Permanete Tags: adult, california, children, coverage, federal, health care, kaiser, reform
Tags: adult, california, children, coverage, federal, health care, kaiser, reformThe new federal health care reform law may change how some consumers access health care and health care coverage. Kaiser Permanente is currently working to interpret and implement changes mandated by the new law in accordance with the schedule outlined by Congress. In some cases, like the coverage of adult children, the law calls for [...]
April 28th, 2010
Kaiser Permanente Makes the Link Between Sustainability and Health
Posted in Kaiser Permanete Tags: california, center, environment, family, green, health, individual, insurance, kaiser, medical, oakland, recycling
Tags: california, center, environment, family, green, health, individual, insurance, kaiser, medical, oakland, recyclingKaiser Permanente’s commitment to responsible and sustainable construction practices is visible well before foundations are poured for new buildings. When workers demolish old structures, they separate for recycling metals, concrete, asphalt, and other materials. For example, 96 percent of the debris from the demolished buildings at the site of the new Oakland (Calif.) Medical Center [...]
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