Hi all - hope you found the CPHP event worthwhile. When I got home, I was reading the SF Chron and came acrossan article outlining a recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation with HRET that says Americans are paying more for their employer sponsored health insurance and getting leaner benefits. The average commercial premium for a family is now $12,680/year with the familiy contributing almost 25% of the cost - double what they were expected to contribute in 1999. The full survey can be found on their website www.kff.org. This came out on the heels of a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (quite a name) saying more and more people in the US (est. 57M) are facing challenges paying their medical bills.
In light of all that, it seemed a little humor was in order and leave it to the Onion to supply it in a timely fashion:
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/man_succumbs_to_7_year_battle_with
Kim
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