Today, fewer people are paying the full cost of hospital stays because of the coverage expansions. In 2014, out-of-pocket spending on hospital services declined by 4.1 percent, down from an increase of 4.7 percent in 2013. In contrast, out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs climbed by 2.7 percent, up from a decline of 3.7 percent in 2013. Growth in per-enrollee Medicaid spending fell in 2014.
Kamikaze feminist throws herself in front of King Georgeâs galloping horse, 1913
A $2.5 trillion asset manager just put a statue of a defiant girl in front of the Wall Street bull. The world's third-largest asset manager installed a bronze statue of a defiant girl in front of Wall Street's iconic charging bull statue on Tuesday morning as part of its new campaign to pressure companies to add more women to their boards.