Comments on: The U.S. Health Care System is Unhealthy for U.S. Businesses http://dukeresearchadvantage.com/laura/2008/12/16/the-us-health-care-system-is-unhealthy-for-us-businesses/ Research that Matters Thu, 27 May 2010 07:41:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marnie | Acai Berry http://dukeresearchadvantage.com/laura/2008/12/16/the-us-health-care-system-is-unhealthy-for-us-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Marnie | Acai Berry Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:55:47 +0000 http://dukeresearchadvantage.com/?p=524#comment-220 Is this something that you think the new Obama administration and their health care goals will fix? Or is this just broken long term?!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('220','Marnie | Acai Berry','Is this something that you think the new Obama administration and their health care goals will fix? Or is this just broken long term?!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Is this something that you think the new Obama administration and their health care goals will fix? Or is this just broken long term?!
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]]> By: Mike http://dukeresearchadvantage.com/laura/2008/12/16/the-us-health-care-system-is-unhealthy-for-us-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Mike Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:59:30 +0000 http://dukeresearchadvantage.com/?p=524#comment-182 "Established firms tend to have older workforces and more retirees than newer firms. Older workers cost more to insure (we get sick more often and more expensively) and..." Isn't it true that the cost of insuring an individual is the same, regardless of age? Isn't the cost of medical coverage for older, sicker workers even distributed over all the insured? If that were the case, the age of the workforce would have no impact on the cost of medical coverage. I do agree that retired workers place an uneven burden on the more established companies.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('182','Mike','\"Established firms tend to have older workforces and more retirees than newer firms. Older workers cost more to insure (we get sick more often and more expensively) and...\"\r\n\r\nIsn\'t it true that the cost of insuring an individual is the same, regardless of age? Isn\'t the cost of medical coverage for older, sicker workers even distributed over all the insured?\r\n\r\nIf that were the case, the age of the workforce would have no impact on the cost of medical coverage.\r\n\r\nI do agree that retired workers place an uneven burden on the more established companies.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> “Established firms tend to have older workforces and more retirees than newer firms. Older workers cost more to insure (we get sick more often and more expensively) and…”

Isn’t it true that the cost of insuring an individual is the same, regardless of age? Isn’t the cost of medical coverage for older, sicker workers even distributed over all the insured?

If that were the case, the age of the workforce would have no impact on the cost of medical coverage.

I do agree that retired workers place an uneven burden on the more established companies.

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]]> By: Acai http://dukeresearchadvantage.com/laura/2008/12/16/the-us-health-care-system-is-unhealthy-for-us-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Acai Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:23:38 +0000 http://dukeresearchadvantage.com/?p=524#comment-138 Thanks for the nice stuff .<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('138','Acai','Thanks for the nice stuff .'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks for the nice stuff .
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