September 8, 2010, 6:19 pm
Companies expect to spend an average of 5.9% more per employee on health insurance next year after shifting some costs to workers and making other changes, according to a survey by Mercer.
If they made no money-saving changes, per-employee costs would rise by an average of 10.1%, including an average 2.3% bump from complying with certain provisions of health-care overhaul, according to the survey of 1,091 employers.
AKaiser Family Foundation survey released last week found employees paid about 14% more for family coverage this year. Mercer’s survey looks ahead to next year and finds 57% of employers will ask workers to pay at least a somewhat greater share of the cost of coverage. S
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September 8, 2010, 12:20 pm
WASHINGTON, DC — Most consumers use dietary supplements for prevention purposes, according to a new survey by .
Patrick Rea, publisher and editorial director of and vice president of research and data for , spoke to congressional staff members Wednesday as part of a Capitol Hill briefing about supplements. The briefing was sponsored by the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus, in cooperation with the Natural Products Association and the Council for Responsible Nutrition.
Its all about prevention, Rea said. Prevention is the new mantra among consumers.
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September 7, 2010, 2:12 pm
Flat feet are probably the most tolerated physical defect in the world. Those who have flat feet are well aware of the immediate effects; swollen ankles, foot fatique, foot, leg and often hip pain, shoe shape destruction, just to name a few.
Causes and Cures For Flat Feet
Though some have developed flat feet over time due to a weakening tendon in the arch (acquired), most have a genetic disposition (congenital) where bones have fused together (Tarsal coalition) or the tendons were just not fully developed while in the womb.
Because the cure for flat feet, especially in the case of genetic predisposition, requires implants, bone reconstruction or pins and braces, many simply live with the consequential discomfort of having no arch.
Ruining shoes and tolerating the general aches and pains caused by the condition, becomes a normal part of life.
Easing Flat Foot Pain Inserts
Flat footers are always interested new products in hopes of finding that personal secret for pain free vertical living.
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September 6, 2010, 9:47 pm
Your health information is scattered all over the place — some with your insurer, some with physicians, pharmacies, hospitals, labs and other service providers. The process for getting your hands on that data can be cumbersome, and it’s certainly not uniform.
A public-private collaborative group would like to change that; their vision is of an easy, standardized way to download medical information that’s stored online — whatever its source — with standardized security and privacy practices. Here’s the recent policy paper describing the so-called “blue button” project from the nonprofit Markle Foundation. Organizations a
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September 3, 2010, 2:09 pm
“Children have to learn how to be bored. They could start by reading this.”
Blogging and skeptical buddy Jonathan skewers the Canadian Medical Association for their call to ban mixed martial arts and not homeopathy.
Ezra Levant wants us Canadians to boycott The Gap (I’m in).
The New York Times covers an MD I had the pleasure and honour of briefly training with during my clerkship – Dr. Read the full article…
