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As long as the growth in health insurance premiums far outpaces the growth in wages, the erosion in the workplace will continue.

Larry Levitt

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

Securities companies and insurers are suspected of fixing commission fees or insurance premiums, but we have not secured hard-and-fast evidence and thus have no plan of launching an investigation.

Hur Seon

I'm less convinced of that ? especially when the stocks are trading at the premiums that they have been.

Michael Kahn

Even though this pegs to 150 percent of market, the premiums are still lower or benefits more expansive than what can find on their own.

Ruth Case

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

People are paying higher and higher premiums on stocks, ... It's like driving down a coast highway in a convertible and people are drinking and driving faster as the fog comes in and night descends and the road is getting curvier and curvier.

John Gunn

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

We don't want our premiums to rise sharply in one year only because of a one-off deal.

James Lin

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