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How Efficient is the Current Healthcare Model?

How Efficient is the Current Healthcare Model?

In a recent article, we highlighted the expected rises in healthcare costs in 2012, citing that experts estimate approximately a 7% hike in costs for the upcoming year. This statistic reflects the sense of urgency for us to rethink the…

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Work Injuries Compounded by Obesity

Work Injuries Compounded by Obesity

More than a half billion men and women worldwide are now dangerously overweight, with global obesity rates now topping the 10% mark, according to new research published Thursday in the medical journal, The Lancet. In the United States over 30%…

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Caterpillar Concerned with Current Health Care Plan

Caterpillar Concerned with Current Health Care Plan

Caterpillar Inc. said the new healthcare plan currently in the US House of Representatives would increase the company’s health care costs by at least 20% or $100 Million dollars in just the first year of the proposed program. “We can…

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The Rising Cost of Health Insurance

The Rising Cost of Health Insurance

In The Cost of Failure to Enact Health Reform, the authors contend the implications of health insurance benefits without reform. They suggest the following problematic claims looking ahead to the next 10-years: The number of uninsured Americans will increase from…

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New Federal Health Care Bill and How it Will Impact HR

New Federal Health Care Bill and How it Will Impact HR

There has certainly been much talk during the last few months regarding the new federal health care bill and how it may eventually emerge and affect various segments of society, including businesses. Although at this time it is not yet…

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