“We know from some very good epidemiological studies,” said Dr. Thompson, “that 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week is clearly associated with improved health outcomes,” including longevity and reduced risk of many diseases. What we don’t know, he added, is whether that will be the case if people rely solely on a few minutes of intense exercise a week.
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Next year, Massachusetts will be allowed to take into account two-thirds of its soon-to-be-disallowed rating factors. It can use one-third of the disallowed factors in 2015.
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that requires the state to formally request a waiver from the federal government from the ratings factor provision. Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick signed the bill on Friday, and the state is working to comply with the waiver request provision.
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and nearly half have less than $1,000 on hand to deal with such expenses, according to a recent study by the disability insurer Aflac.
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ut-of-pocket costs continue to rise even as healthcare inflation remains low.
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But insurers underestimated how fast medical costs would rise, and how many seniors would actually use the benefits. And they underpriced the insurance premiums. Making matters worse, some insurers that were "hungry for market share" charged too little at first and planned to increase premiums later, says Joseph M. Belth, editor of the Insurance Forum newsletter and professor emeritus of insurance at Indiana University.