Innovation is key to controlling health care costs, speakers say
Virginia’s Secretary of Health and Human Resources said he hears the same question wherever he goes. “The question I am asked most is … what are you going to do when the Supreme Court rules” on the federal health care overhaul, said William A. Hazel Jr., speaking at a health care conference in Richmond organized […]
Healthcare costs to rise 7.5 percent in 2013: report
(Reuters) – The cost of healthcare services is expected to rise 7.5 percent in 2013, more than three times the projected rates for inflation and economic growth, according to an industry research report released on Thursday. But premiums for large employer-sponsored health plans could increase by only 5.5 percent as a result of company wellness […]
Do wellness incentive plans really reduce costs?
Corporate America has jumped on the wellness trend with both feet, but is it a leap worth taking? Germany has more experience with wellness incentives, so researchers affiliated with the Commonwealth Fund looked there for clues about what effect wellness incentive plans could have in the U.S. Considering that federal health reform allows for the […]
Insurers forcing patients to pay more for costly specialty drugs
Thousands of patients in California and across the nation who take expensive prescription drugs every month for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and other ailments are facing sticker shock at the pharmacy. Until recently, most of these patients typically paid modest co-pays for the advanced drugs. But increasingly, Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna and other insurers are shifting […]
Small business shuns health care tax credit
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A tax credit meant to help millions of small businesses afford health coverage for their employees was claimed by only 170,300 last year, a government watchdog has found. The Government Accountability Office report, made public this week, is the latest to highlight the shortcomings of the tax credit, which has been […]
Employer Engagement in Health Innovation Can Be A Game Changer
On Monday, the US Supreme Court began hearing arguments onthe future of the Obama Administration’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA);a case that many believe will result in a historic health care decision.Although many Americans remain sharply divided on PPACA’s merits, there is no denying that health care in the United States is in need of reform
The Virginia Port Authority (VPA)
The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) is Virginia’s leading agency for maritime commerce. Included in the state’s transportation secretariat, the VPA owns and/or operates six general cargo facilities on behalf of the Commonwealth: in Hampton Roads
