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- Premium Hikes Filtering Down To Employees. Sanchez, Mark // Grand Rapids Business Journal;10/29/2001, Vol. 19 Issue 44, p1
Reports that employers coping with increases in health premiums are shifting more of the financial burden to employees in Michigan. Change in the attitude of employers; Percentage-based prescription plans; Hospital spending share of health care costs.
- Did You Know That...? // People's Medical Society Newsletter;Dec2002, Vol. 21 Issue 6, p4
Reports the level of health insurance premiums in the U.S. from 1996 through 2000.
- PREMIUMS RISE. Greene, Jan // H&HN: Hospitals & Health Networks;01/05/98, Vol. 72 Issue 1, p10
Presents information on the increase premiums in health care in California. Examination of the rise medical cost; Reasons why it is difficult for health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to reduce medical cost; Details on the HMOs receiving pressure from Wall Street.
- What reform? Insurance hikes hit a premium. Slowik, Elizabeth // Grand Rapids Business Journal;9/7/2010, Vol. 28 Issue 37, p1
The article discusses the estimated 12-15 percent increase in health insurance premiums for business enterprises in West Michigan when they renew their policies starting in September 2010.
- WEB POLL. // Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley;8/26/2011, p30
Statistics is presented on the percentage of the people who expect their health insurance premium to go higher in the U.S. in 2012.
- Return premiums, judge rules. // Business Insurance;08/11/97, Vol. 31 Issue 32, p2
Cites a ruling by a federal judge in New York City which stipulated that health insurers and health maintenance organizations should receive refunds of $170 million in premiums they paid to a state excess medical malpractice fund. Problems which affected the New York Excess Medical Malpractice...
- Study: Utahns enjoy lower Medigap charges. // Enterprise/Salt Lake City;06/19/2000, Vol. 29 Issue 51, p17
Presents study results on Medigap charges conducted by Weiss ratings Inc. in the United States. Enjoyment of low Medigap fees by consumers in Utah and Maryland; Charges for New Yorkers and Floridians; Factor affecting variation in individual premium costs; Contrast between Florida and Utah...
- Medicare Rx premiums lower than expected. // Drug Topics;8/22/2005, Vol. 149 Issue 16, p8
Reports on the average monthly Medicare Part D premium which is lower than previously estimated, due to competition among would-be drug plan sponsors.
- What's ahead for individual life and health insurance premiums? // National Underwriter / Life & Health Financial Services;11/3/97, Vol. 101 Issue 44, p14
Presents statistical information showing the future of individual life and health insurance premiums from 1995 to 2001.


