Tag: Increases

Increases in land surface temperature and water vapour analysed in new satellite data

May 26, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Sponsored content: Land surface temperature and water vapour have increased overall in the last 20 years Two new and improved satellite-derived datasets show land surface temperature and water vapour increasing over the last 20 years. The records, developed by the Climate Change Initiative at the European Space Agency, are the most up-to-date observations of such…

Oregon outpacing national increases in health care costs, study shows

May 2, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Oregon health care costs are growing faster than the national average — and are outpacing average wage increases in the state. That’s according to the first annual report from the Oregon Health Authority’s Sustainable Health Care Cost Growth Target Program. The reports are aimed at analyzing the costs of health care in Oregon, and finding…

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Second-hand e-cigarette vapour increases risk of poor respiratory health, study finds

January 14, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Young adults who are exposed to second-hand e-cigarette vapour at home have an increased risk of bronchitic symptoms and shortness of breath, an observational study has suggested. Primary and second-hand exposure to vaping was highly prevalent among adolescents and young adults but there had been little research investigating the effects of second-hand vape exposure…

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Health Plan Cost Increases for 2022 Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels

December 2, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Employers throughout the U.S. expect their group health plan premiums to increase, on average, a bit above or below 5 percent in 2022, even after taking cost-management initiatives into account, according to recent employer surveys. Overall costs for health claims are also expected to rise, health insurers forecast.Higher PremiumsBased on responses from 378 U.S. employers during…

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