As long as the growth in health insurance premiums far outpaces the growth in wages, the erosion in the workplace will continue.
Larry Levitt
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The fact that the industry's new record level of half yearly income was mainly derived from individual policy premiums shows that consumers still have faith in life companies and their products.
Gerhard Joubert
I suspect that there will be some mix of taxpayer subsidy and increase in premiums that attempts to partially recoup the losses.
Douglas Elliott
It comes down to liability. Two things have to happen to make this work. One is, Scripps has to have assets to back $100 million. Then, it is possible they are looking to the local governments to help make the annual premiums.
Shannon Larocque
Since its enactment, insurance premiums in Texas have risen at less than half the national average.
Jim Turner
This is not a state agency. There is no funding from the state. We survive on our premiums.
Terry Lisotta
This has been an enormous wake-up call for people who thought when they retired five years ago they had plenty of money to live on, and now $400 to $500 of cash flow a month is going to health care premiums.
Jess Hurst
Oil prices are artificially high because of geopolitical premiums, particularly the crisis between the West and Iran.
Luc Girard
People who usually have their premiums collected on a Tuesday or Wednesday won't be getting the CIS person coming round.
Paul Clarke
I'm less convinced of that ? especially when the stocks are trading at the premiums that they have been.
Michael Kahn
It's pretty upsetting when you are paying premiums every month and you are not getting coverage. Are we going to let the insurance companies dictate to doctors what they can and cannot prescribe?
Nancy Walker
The percentage of uninsured working adults is climbing consistently because of the cost of insurance premiums, health care and medications. We depend on private contributions from the community to continue offering these services.
Kathy Baxley
Health insurance scams are a huge problem. We've seen huge increases in health insurance premiums, and that makes consumers very desperate for affordable alternatives.
Mila Kofman
This is a return to conventional premiums that historically are part of the IPO market, ... We are back to more normal premiums.
Joe Hammer
We can?t keep waiting to have affordable health insurance for our families. Health insurance premiums at Brittany Farms cost workers over $300 a month; so, many go without family coverage. It?s time to start moving forward at Brittany Farms.
Sheila Ramirez
When you can talk about tax breaks and you don't help people with their insurance premiums, you're not doing them any favors.
Sen. Nancy Argenziano
We fully support the insurers having adequate reserves to do business and remain competitive. But it's difficult to understand why the insurance premiums need to go up as much as they have when in fact the reserves are well beyond what is needed.
Nancy Adams
The super-premiums are tapping into the American drinking consumer's fascination with flavor.
Richard Brandes
We want certain guarantees that they won't pull out of the small group market and premiums won't pay for the merger.
David Fink
Bear in mind that you'll have to pay slightly higher mortgage insurance premiums for FHA (loans). But, the good news is that FHA recently lowered these premiums.
N'ann Harp
I paid in almost $55,000 in premiums: It's not like I'm trying to get something for nothing.
Clarence Johnson
A lot of what we would see in our paychecks would go back to the state in our premiums.
Greg Merritt
They are very cooperative. They came back with some alternatives. Still, I have more favorable terms from BMS - their premiums are less, there are more protections in place.
Melody Ryland
Any M&A on this scale is good news for the market. Consolidation is needed in the telecoms industry and premiums increase investor sentiment.
Robert Sellar
There has been an improvement in the country's fundamentals and a reduction in external vulnerability. That's allowing the government to lengthen debt maturities at smaller premiums.
Flavio Farah
In health insurance, what you're seeing is employers having to offer less rich benefits -- higher deductibles, higher copays -- to keep the premiums in moderation so they can at least offer them some kind of protections.
Bob Bishop
We estimate that from 2000 to 2003, health insurance premiums for employers will have increased by about 55 percent, ... In today's tough job market, expect more of these costs to be passed on to the consumer.
Mark Goldberg
People expect insurance to be based on their own personal experiences. They think, 'I haven't had a claim in 10 years, so why are my premiums increasing?' Insurance is based on global experiences all across the country.
Jerry Becerra
The only potential shadow ... is the slight decline in commercial premiums, which reflect an overall softening in that market.
Matthew Josefowicz
When medical care costs go up, premiums need to keep pace with them.
Gerry Snyder
We're expecting premiums to moderate ... and (the growth rate) will probably continue to slow except in some parts of the country.
Jeanne Salvatore
The ability to purchase non-stacked coverage will result in lower premiums for consumers. This is about giving consumers more choices and more control regarding the level of coverage they purchase and the amount they pay.
William Stander
The cost of health care is going up much faster than people's wages. Families are paying about (on average) $1,000 more now just for health care premiums than they were five years ago.
Andrew Altman
They key to keeping premiums down is to be accountable about your health, make healthy choices and be pro-active about any conditions you may encounter. Healthier people don't consume as many medical resources and premiums are moderated as a consequence.
Gerry Snyder
What the HMOs can't explain is why premiums are increasing twice as fast as hospital and physician costs.
Jerry Flanagan
If the goal of his bill was to reduce premiums, it doesn't do that. This bill hurts the working people of this state.
David Pearlman
Insurance is one thing you buy that you hope you will never use. Protect yourself against disaster. Get the biggest deductible you can stomach to keep your premiums low.
Jordan Goodman
One thing we know in health insurance is that efficiencies ultimately help us take pressure off health premiums. This system will enable us to do that.
Bruce Levy
In many communities, there aren't other options and if they try to get back their Medigap coverage, they will find out that either they don't quality for the coverage anymore or they have to pay higher premiums.
James Firman
At least some in the purchaser community, who have been paying 20 percent and 25 percent increases in their health insurance premiums, will take notice of this rising tide.
Marc P. Volavka
We're finding a dramatic increase in the total number of families throughout the U.S. that are paying a high share of their income for medical bills. When you add in premiums, it's even higher.
Cathy Schoen
Individuals who cannot afford health insurance coverage can still have access to appropriate care provided by free health clinics. We are pleased to be able to fund better access to healthcare for the uninsured and underinsured and to help limit one of the cost drivers of premiums for the insured -- that is the use of hospitals for non-emergency care by the uninsured.
George Johnson
It's hoped that competition will bring premiums down as more insurers enter the field.
Kevin Carr
HMOs cover more in terms of benefits, their premiums are lower and they require less in the way of out-of-pocket costs for patients.
Susan Pisano
I have empathy for them but they could also buy crop insurance. Those who paid the premiums and bought the right insurance aren't going to be hurt.
Norm Nielsen
What is the total percentage of premium we spent in administrative expense? And we are under 10 percent of the premiums we spend on administrative expense.
Colleen Reitan
We're expecting premiums to continue moderate. The increase in 2005 should be smaller than last year, probably less than 2.8 percent.
Jeanne Salvatore
Banks -- which completely fund the FDIC, from its pencils to premiums -- will be pleased to see their money better spent. And customers should appreciate enhanced coverage levels.
Edward Yingling
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