Health insurance premiums continue to soar (Lame Mercury news removed the page so I removed the link):
For the seventh straight year, premiums for employer-based health insurance rose more than twice as fast as overall inflation and wages, an annual survey of employers shows.
This health care crisis continues to dramatically harm the economy yet attempts to deal with the issue remain much too small. Good news is available, for example: Lean Health Care Works and Going Lean in Health Care. Read the full report [the broken link was removed]. Also see more posts on health care management improvement.
Related: Healthcare Costs Spike Again – Gladwell (and Drucker) on Pensions – PBS Documentary: Improving Hospitals – Health Care: Saving Lives – Healthcare improvement articles
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