The deduction is limited to $5,000 per dependent. For 2009 and 2010, The deduction is for 50 percent of the costs paid per dependent, limited to $5,000. If a dependent's expenses exceed $10,000, the deduction is limited to $5,000.
Spectrum price increase by 15% in 1800 Mhz and 25% in 900 Mhz to impact telecoms.
Add those in, and the annual proposed increases are probably in the range of 15-20 percent. Obamacare, of course, limits both those things, which means that in the future insurance companies will have to put everything into rate hikes instead of spreading the increases around to make them harder to add up. Bottom line: if we end up seeing double-digit rate increases, it will be business as usual.