Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Not all is lost
[Julie Thornton, "Insurance option," Letter to the editor, The Lawrence Journal-World, 14 September 2004.]
This recent letter in the Journal-World makes a good point - media coverage of the uninsured needs to include some context. What do the numbers really mean and are there any answers emerging?
Thank you for calling attention to the dramatic health insurance cost increases. An interesting note in the article was that small businesses employing 5 million American workers have been forced to eliminate health insurance benefits due to double-digit premium increases every year since 2000.
While the insurance news is bleak, Kansans have options through a program that became available to us this summer. Dubbed HSA (health savings accounts), this program couples much lower premiums with better access to necessary prescription and over-the-counter medications and medical goods. Available to individuals, families and employers, these programs pair specially designed health insurance programs with individual control to make monthly premiums affordable.
[Matthew Hisrich, "Greatest increase in uninsured found among wealthy," The Flint Hills Center, 10 May 2004.]
[Julie Thornton, "Insurance option," Letter to the editor, The Lawrence Journal-World, 14 September 2004.]
This recent letter in the Journal-World makes a good point - media coverage of the uninsured needs to include some context. What do the numbers really mean and are there any answers emerging?
Thank you for calling attention to the dramatic health insurance cost increases. An interesting note in the article was that small businesses employing 5 million American workers have been forced to eliminate health insurance benefits due to double-digit premium increases every year since 2000.
While the insurance news is bleak, Kansans have options through a program that became available to us this summer. Dubbed HSA (health savings accounts), this program couples much lower premiums with better access to necessary prescription and over-the-counter medications and medical goods. Available to individuals, families and employers, these programs pair specially designed health insurance programs with individual control to make monthly premiums affordable.
[Matthew Hisrich, "Greatest increase in uninsured found among wealthy," The Flint Hills Center, 10 May 2004.]
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