Paul Fronstin Quotes (12 Quotes)

It doesn't look hopeful. It's a massive problem especially in light of what happens to Medicare over the next 14 years.

Employers are desperate to do something about health care costs, and most will move in this direction.

The whole idea of moving from group-based insurance is not inconsistent with Bush's view of how the world should be, and we saw that with the debate on Social Security individual accounts with more individual responsibility.

Insurance companies are consolidating because they are finding it tough to continue to keep low for their membership,

It's all about affordability, ... Health care costs ... will continue to have an impact, even if the economy strengthens.

We are in the midst of a weak economy. That means fewer jobs and fewer people with coverage.

This isn't a silver bullet. This will help some people but not all people. It's not a solution for all our health care problems.

It was easy to offer these things 40 years ago because they were cheap. They're not cheap anymore.

They could ask their families, their friends, their doctor. They could also check with the National Committee for Quality Assurance , which has a ranking of health care plans.

Rising health-care costs are pushing more people into public coverage from private coverage. I don't know how long that can last.

There have been similar findings with regard to diabetes care. When Pitney Bowes lowered costs for diabetes and asthma medications, they found that overall costs went down and compliance went up.

People make the assumption that their cost of living will go down when they retire, but if you have a lot of health care issues, your cost of living could go up.