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Healthcare Cost will see an increase in 2021 but by how much? The answer to this question can vary, especially due to recent COVID-19 events. A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), offers three scenarios to determine the medical cost trend for 2021 for employer-based insurance plans, with increases ranging from […]

Healthcare Cost will see an Increase in 2021: Here’s Why

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Segmented Sleep
Segmented Sleep: How humans Used to Sleep in Two Shifts A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reports that one-third of American adults do not get enough sleep on a regular basis. The official sleep recommendation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research […]

Segmented Sleep: How Humans Used to Sleep in Two Shifts

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Swabbing and testing all Americans for COVID-19 each year could become a normal routine. That, combined with antibody testing, could cost a whopping $44 billion per year, according to a recent study. Diagnostic testing alone ranges from $6 – $25 billion each year; while it is about $5 – $19 […]

Cost of Coronavirus

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Consumer behavior has changed drastically, according to Capgemini and Efma’s World Insurance Report. The new “millennial mindset” has taken over and more consumers are trusting their own findings when it comes to researching insurance policies and actually making the purchase – all online. The report categorizes insurance customers into four […]

Changes in Consumer Behavior

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With the upcoming changes in insulin prices for those with diabetes, it’s necessary to take into account how important the change in prices is for the cost of being a diabetic. People with type 1 diabetes spend an extra 2,500 a year out-of-pocket for maintaining their health, but according to […]

Cost of Being a Diabetic: Where does The Out-Of-Pocket Cost ...

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Four states have taken the initiative and passed laws stating that businesses are immune from “civil liability” for COVID-related claims. One of the four states, North Carolina, provides immunity to many different “essential businesses,” such as grocery stores and restaurants. Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming, however, offer immunity to anyone and […]

Immunity from COVID-19 Claims

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As with the rest of the market, Starbucks saw a major decrease in their stocks in mid-March amid the coronavirus pandemic. With 15,000 stores in the United States alone, Starbucks was forced to close their cafes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and they suffered along with many other businesses. The coffee […]

Starbucks Announces Major Transformation

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Free radicals antioxidants disease
Free Radicals, Antioxidants, and Disease Free Radicals are associated with human diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and many others. They also may have a link to aging, which has been described as a “gradual accumulation of free-radical damage.” Substances that generate free radicals can be […]

Free Radicals, Antioxidants and Disease

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As the current US population continues to increase, through modern medicine our life expectancy has increased. Most notably these numbers seem to be increasingly true based on where you live, according to an analysis from Samuel Preston of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s leading demographers. Are we […]

Life Expectancy Might Increase or Decrease Based on Geographic Area

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The IRS announced last month that it is allowing employees to change their healthcare benefits mid-year, compared to waiting until the open enrollment season. These new guidelines allow employees to change health plans while signing up for a plan that they might have previously waived. The guidelines also allow alterations […]

Americans Able To Change Health Benefits According to New IRS ...

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