Tags: costs
Infographic of the Day: The Cost of Honeymoon
October 12th, 2012
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Some key statistics include:1.4 million honeymooners in the U.S. each yearThe average cost of a honeymoon is $4,466The typical travel length of a honeymoon is 8 days15% of honeymooners spend more than $7,000 Courtesy of: Infograph… more »
CBO Revises Projections of Obamacare Tax Penalty
September 19th, 2012
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Econintersect: The Congressional Budget Office today released a paper on Obamacare projected revenue in 2012. In general, there is little change in the projected revenue ($6 billion in 2016 to $6.9 billion). 30 million people have no health insuran… more »
New CBO Study Uncertain on Effect of Recent Supreme Court Decision On Obamacare
July 24th, 2012
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Econintersect: The cost effects of the Supreme Court's modification of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - aka Obamacare - into a State's option is as uncertain as ever. A quote from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO): .... projections of the effect… more »
Inflation Warning: Federal Reserve Increases Their Fee Schedule for 2012
November 1st, 2011
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Econintersect: The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate in providing services to banks:1) They must have a full cost recovery in the long run on services they provide. The average recovery between 2001 and 2010 was 97.9%. The actual cost recovery in 2… more »
Mass. Healthcare Law Did Not Contain Healthcare Costs
July 25th, 2011
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Researchers at the Beacon Hill Institute (BHI) at Suffolk University in Boston found that the Bay State healthcare reform plan has led to increased healthcare expenditures and private health insurance costs, as well as additional payments for Medicare and Medicaid, for a total of $8.5 billion in new outlays. more »
