EAGLE • This is the time of year Janet Jordan dreads: open enrollment on individual and small-group health insurance markets and the inevitably rising prices on Colorado’s Obamacare exchange.“Every year when I go through this, I have employees expressing anger and upset and spouses expressing anger and upset,” Jordan said. “It’s not easy to pick the plan and then tell your employees how little you’re going to be able to contribute to it for their families.”Jordan runs Heartwood Custom Woodworks, an Eagle flooring and cabinetry company that she and her husband, Carl, founded in 1992.She said she has to offer some insurance subsidy to find and retain workers in an increasingly tight labor market. But Heartwood can only pay half of the insurance for their 15 or so employees, and nothing for their families.“It’s the anti-benefit. It truly is, because insurance never goes down. It always goes up,” Jordan said. … [Read more...] about High Country dilemma: Health care costs are reaching crisis levels
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PIPELINE FROM AFRICA: Recent immigrants do much of the low-paying, back-breaking work of caring for frail Americans at home. Back home, they’re seen as success stories.
ACCRA, Ghana — It had been 12 years since Rita Sarpong went home to Ghana. She’d missed siblings’ weddings, the births of nieces and nephews, even the death of her father, sacrificing time with her own family so that she could help frail, aging Americans stay at home with theirs.Almost up to the moment she boarded the plane, Sarpong was working nearly around the clock. A home health aide, she cared for a 90-year-old retired insurance agent with severe arthritis by day. Then at night, she drove from Newton to Wrentham to look after a woman in her 80s who was prone to falling. Related Links Stranger in the house That made for 104 hours a week of work that was equal parts tedious, stressful, exhausting, and essential. After she reached Logan Airport, dragging three suitcases loaded with gifts for her family — mainly used clothes from her closet — Sarpong collapsed in her seat. For the next nine hours, as food carts rolled by carrying lunch, dinner, … [Read more...] about PIPELINE FROM AFRICA: Recent immigrants do much of the low-paying, back-breaking work of caring for frail Americans at home. Back home, they’re seen as success stories.
Vizient Voices Concern that Proposed Tariffs on China Could Negatively Affect the U.S. Health Care Industry
IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2018--Vizient today shared its concerns with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on the recently proposed policies and tariffs against Chinese products. While Vizient is supportive of USTR actions that would reduce or eliminate the unfair acts, policies and practices that China uses against the United States, we are also concerned that current USTR proposals would unintentionally result in higher prices for products and services being paid by our nation’s hospitals, patients, and all American taxpayersThe acquisition process for the health care supply chain is incredibly complex, as it involves thousands of suppliers selling millions of pharmaceuticals, devices, products, and services to providers. The proposed tariffs would include dozens of product components used by U.S. medical device manufacturers. The tariffs would also affect raw ingredients for drugs such as insulin, epinephrine and vaccines as well as … [Read more...] about Vizient Voices Concern that Proposed Tariffs on China Could Negatively Affect the U.S. Health Care Industry
This home-building robot can lay more than 1,000 bricks an hour — and construct a home quicker than a human
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Under A Trump Proposal, Lawful Immigrants Might Shun Medical Care
Policy-ish Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email Enlarge this image Marnobia Juarez came to the U.S. from Guatemala and lives in Maryland. She dreams of getting her green card, but increasingly worries that won't happen under Trump's policy. Juarez was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 and receives care through a state health program. Paula Andalo/Kaiser Health News hide caption toggle caption Paula Andalo/Kaiser Health News Marnobia Juarez came to the U.S. from Guatemala and lives in Maryland. She dreams of getting her green card, but increasingly worries that won't happen under Trump's policy. Juarez was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 and receives care through a state health program. Paula Andalo/Kaiser Health News The Trump administration is considering a policy change that might discourage immigrants who are seeking permanent residency from using government-supported health care, a scenario that is alarming some doctors, hospitals and patient … [Read more...] about Under A Trump Proposal, Lawful Immigrants Might Shun Medical Care