It was nice hearing the weather and traffic, but the headline story was just plain disturbing:
A new study today shows that we are paying more for health insurance. Last year the average was $4,500.What does "paying more" and "paid" have in common? Absolutely nothing! One is a difference and one is a value. The only effect this has is to (at best) confuse people more about the news (if that's possible) and at worst lead people to assume its a very large number and freak out because they have no idea what they're paying now (which is probably more).
This rate is always increasing. That's not news. And the $4,500 is meaningless without context, so that's not news - so the whole headline is not news. Fun! And I thought this was a news station! heh...cough...
If you're not entirely disillusioned (yeah, how's that possible!), here's a NYT article on the subject with a PROPER TITLE: Health Care Costs Climb Moderately, Survey Says.
Excuse me while I go download some more podcasts.
