Archive for August 2011

Workers Squeezed As Employers Pass Along High Costs Of Specialty Drugs

Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – For Judy Ariba, one of the most harrowing moments in her battle against a rare form of leukemia occurred after she had already endured a long hospital stay and grueling chemotherapy: Her bill for a prescription cancer drug jumped from $10 to $1,700 a month. After Judy Ariba’s former [...]

States Face Challenges In Controlling Health Insurance Premiums

Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – For many consumers, the ultimate test for the embattled health-care law is simple: Will it push down insurance premiums — or at least slow their relentless rise? It’s a pressing question for the Obama administration, which is hoping its signature domestic policy achievement doesn’t end up as an election [...]