Health care

29 September 2016

Upward pressure on US consumer prices is stemming from two elements.  Rents and medical services.   Due to the differences in the composition of the basket of goods and services that are used, the core personal consumption deflator, which the Fed targets, typically lags behind core CPI.  Upward pressure on...

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27 April 2016

The Economics of Reproductive Health

  Reproductive health isn’t just about abortions, despite all the attention they get. It’s also about access to family planning services, contraception, sex education and much else.     Reproductive health isn’t just about abortions, despite all the attention they get. It’s...

8 March 2016

British Government Hell-bent on Privatising the NHS

Despite the exorbitant costs and cruelties of the US-style private healthcare model, the UK is moving towards a similar model. The US companies are poised to take control of the system. Supporters of a single-payer healthcare system in the US...

7 January 2016

Asian Health Risks Remain Stubbornly High

If you live in Asia and the Pacific, do you ever wonder how high your risk is of contracting antimicrobial-resistant bacteria or emerging infectious diseases such as a new strain of avian influenza? Unfortunately, I have to tell you that...

6 August 2015

Reaching for Universal Health Care

Universal health coverage (UHC) has become a key agenda of policy makers in many countries. According to the definition of the World Health Organization (2010), UHC is the goal that “all people have access to health services and do not...

15 June 2015

Medical Spending Falls as Deductibles Rise

Is that surgery really worth it? Do I really value that cancer screening? Is that extra imaging service necessary? These are the kinds of questions consumers ask themselves when their insurance plans require higher cost sharing for medical services. This...

8 June 2015

The Ill-effects of Sitting Down on the Job

Standing up at work can be good for your health. That is the finding of recent research that links standing-based work to improved health outcomes. It follows numerous other studies that show how our sedentary work habits may be killing...

30 June 2010

US Health Care Industry

It has been hoped-for, that by the year 2012, contribution of the United States health care industry's to the gross domestic product will be approximately 17.7%. United States health care industry constitutes 15% of the economy of United States Of...

30 June 2010

Health Care Industry

Health care industry plays an important part in the economy of a country. The health care industry determines the GDP or the gross domestic product of any country. It also determines exports status, employment, capital investment etc. Health care segment...

30 June 2010

Health Care Industry Trends

Health care industry trends manifest an upward growth but several areas need to be attended to for enhancing health care services for the common man. Health care industry trends manifest an upward growth but several areas need to be attended...

16 March 2010

Healthcare Health Insurance

Healthcare health insurance, provided by an employer, is one of the few perks available to you at affordable rates. At the same time, there are individuals who run their own business from home, with no health or disability coverage. If...

22 February 2010

Health Care Insurance

    Health care insurance is a must for everyone and their family. Insurance protects you and your family from high health care costs, especially in the treatment of chronic diseases or when hospitalization is needed. In case you do...