News
WSJ | Health-Plan Costs Rise More Slowly
After a sharp jump in 2011, the amount employers paid for their workers' health insurance rose more slowly this year, with the average cost of a family plan growing 4%, according to a major survey.
National Journal | Poll: Americans Wary of Changes to Medicare
The latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll also shows plurality support for the much-maligned economic-stimulus package that was pushed through by Democrats at the start of Obama’s presidency, as well as sharp divisions among different ethnic groups on questions about both the president’s health care law and Medicare.
Politico | Kaiser: Health insurance premiums continue modest growth
The average employer-provided health insurance premium notched up in the low single digits last year, continuing a relatively modest growth in the past five years that experts are still struggling to explain.
Econ Comments & Analysis
WSJ | The Day Health Insurance Died
Angela Braly lost the hang of the CEO's performance art. Shareholders like their surprises on the upside. She kept delivering downside surprises. Two weeks ago, amid a clamor from investors, she stepped down as chief of America's biggest private health insurer, WellPoint.
