Tag Archives: health

DJ Boof says Wendy Williams staff is ‘afraid to speak up’ as concerns for her health grow

Loading the player… Wendy Williams has a history of health issues that have caused her to time off from her morning talk show, The Wendy Williams Show, but she has always recovered and returned to the airwaves. This week, however, left fans of the program concerned that signs of declining health may be showing during… Read More »

Keep getting tested for COVID: NSW Health

NSW Health is calling on people in Sydney’s southeast with any COVID-19 symptoms to be on high alert and get tested as soon as possible. Residents were warned about a positive case of the deadly disease in the area on Thursday but no specific venues were identified. Now it’s believed an infectious person visited the… Read More »

Changed fortunes: Under scrutiny, health plans should show their value now

This year, COVID-19 changed fortunes and caused rapid disruption for health plans and the entire healthcare ecosystem. While fortunes turned bleak for some, health insurers reported record Q2 earnings due to lower than anticipated use of health insurance. These financial windfalls resulted in the kind of public scrutiny on health insurers that’s typically aimed at… Read More »

In the Past Ten Years, Workers’ Health Insurance Premiums Have Grown Much Faster Than Wages

For a worker in the U.S. who benefits from health insurance at the workplace, the annual family premium will average $ 21,342 this year, according to the 2020 Employer Health Benefits Survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The first chart illustrates the growth of the premium shares split by employer and employee contributions. Over ten… Read More »