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    What do you pay for health insurance?

    Mar 24, 2011 by The P | Posted in Insurance

    So I started asking my Mommy group buddies. And I was shocked at the variety of answers. So far I've asked about 7 people. I thought I'd post this to Yahoo Answers. How much is your premium per month? How many people does that cover? Size of deductable

    That's like asking about their automobile.

    Some people have little budget cars while other people have large luxury cars. Same with auto insurance. Some people have cheap budget policies while others have expensive comprehensive policies.

    Zarnev | Mar 25, 2011

    $120 a month for a family of 4. $250 individual deductible/$750 family deductible on xrays, surgery, inpatient stays and blood work. 100% paid in network for everything else with a $20 dr copay/$25 specialist copay and $75 emergency room copay. 90% out
    Can't take it anymore | Mar 24, 2011

    Three Statistical Problems?

    Mar 30, 2011 by denise0310 | Posted in Mathematics

    Families USA, a monthly magazine that discusses issues related to health and health costs, surveyed 20 of its subscribers. It found that the annual health insurance premiums for a family with coverage through an employer averaged $10,979. The standard

    a. ANSWER: 90% Resulting Confidence Interval for 'true mean': = [10599, 11359]

    Why???

    SMALL SAMPLE, CONFIDENCE INTERVAL, NORMAL POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

    x-bar: Sample mean = 10979
    s: Sample standard

    M | Apr 02, 2011

    a. ANSWER: 90% Resulting Confidence Interval for 'true mean': = [10599, 11359]

    Why???

    SMALL SAMPLE, CONFIDENCE INTERVAL, NORMAL POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

    x-bar: Sample mean = 10979
    s: Sample standard
    M | Apr 02, 2011

    Three Statistic Problems?

    Mar 26, 2011 by denise0310 | Posted in Mathematics

    Hey,
    Can someone solve at least one of these problems by showing how you got your answers. I will be voting for best answer. Thanks.

    Problem One
    The mean amount purchased by a typical customer at Churchill’s Grocery Store

    The mean amount purchased by a typical customer at Churchill’s Grocery Store is $23.50 with a standard deviation of $5.00. Assume the distribution of amounts purchased follows the normal distribution. For a sample of 50 customers, answer the following

    Julius N | Mar 28, 2011

    The mean amount purchased by a typical customer at Churchill’s Grocery Store is $23.50 with a standard deviation of $5.00. Assume the distribution of amounts purchased follows the normal distribution. For a sample of 50 customers, answer the following
    Julius N | Mar 28, 2011

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    W.Va. reins in public retiree health benefit costs

    22.05.12 (AP)  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is already reaping benefits from recent efforts to rein in public retiree health benefit costs, officials say: They expect to shrink the projected funding shortfall further, by more than $1 billion, and a Wall Street credit rating agency appears ready to praise the state's handling of its last major
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    Health cost pressures ease
    Pioneer Press - May 01, 2011 Requirements for out-of-pocket spending are holding steady while premiums will increase just 5 percent. "Five percent is excellent," Tepley said, though she added: "It's still a little hard to take." Health insurance purchasers aren't exactly shelving

    GE rewards healthy habits; Companies looking to trim insurance costs
    Louisville Courier-Journal - May 01, 2011 In 1990, Ryan said, health-care costs amounted to 1 percent to 2 percent of overall employee compensation. Today, he said, those costs account for about 8.5 percent on average. “We need employees to have a greater stake in the cost of their decisions

    Wellmark lowers its own medical costs by encouraging employees to get healthier
    DesMoinesRegister.com - May 01, 2011 Mercer's health care study showed wellness programs can save companies money. "For a second year in a row, medical plan cost increases in 2010 were about 2 percentage points lower, on average, among employers with extensive health management programs

    Medicare at heart of the budget debate
    Charlotte Observer - May 01, 2011 Medicare at heart of the budget debate The GOP takes special aim at the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a yet-to-be-appointed panel created by the 2010 health care law to oversee Medicare spending. Obama said last week that he wants the board to have even more cost-cutting clout,

    Inflation hits household saving rates by 45% in last 6 yrs: ASSOCHAM
    India Infoline.com - May 01, 2011 Housing saving rates of average employee in metros has come down by 45% in last six years due to exorbitant increased price of essential commodities, fuel, education, burden on housing loan installment and increase in health insurance premia,