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Hidden Health Tax Costs Families PDF Print E-mail

'Hidden Health Tax' costs U.S. families $1,000 a year

HealthLeaders Media – 5/29/09 - The "hidden health tax" -- a surcharge on family health coverage paid each year by employees and businesses to subsidize uncompensated care -- grew to $1,017 in 2008, while the cost for insured individuals grew to $368, according to a report released by Families USA.

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Metlife Inc. added to S&P 100 PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 June 2009 22:19
NEW YORK (AP) - Standard & Poor's said Thursday it has added insurer MetLife Inc. to the S&P 100, replacing health care products company Covidien Ltd., which will be ineligible for the index after it redomesticates to Ireland.
 
Travelers Insurance to Replace Citi on Dow Jones Industrial Average PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 June 2009 22:13

Two stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average will be replaced, Dow Jones & Co. announced.

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV) is taking the place of Citigroup, Inc. (C) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is going in for General Motors Corp. (GM).

Both changes will be effective with the ...

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http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2009/06/01/100993.htm