Topic: Nordic Countries

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A third of Americans say they have gone without medical care or skipped filling a prescription because of cost, compared to 5 percent in the Netherlands, according to study released on Thursday.The study is the latest in a series ...

An international survey shows that the U.S. leads the industrialized world in out-of-pocket medical expenses and lack of access to medical care due to costs.. Dissatisfaction with insurance was higher in the U.S. than anywhere else.. Almost a third of those surveyed ...

For instance one of America's most popular authors, Ayn Rand , write a book about the virtue of selfishness. Alan Greenspan, who recently retired as head of the Federal Reserve , was one of her ardent admirers and friends. The whole world ...

It all started with, then First Lady Hillary Clinton nearly twenty years ago. Other countries such as Canada, Germany, Sweden, Great Britain and others as those, have been successful in implementing some form of "socialized" medical treatment for their citizens. Since it ...

Inthe aftermath the of the Iceland volcano fiasco, most travelers around theworld are beginning to understand how critical it is to pack visitor?sinsurance on an overseas trip. While various aspects oftravel insurance such as comparing the premium quotes and calculating theout-of-pocket expenses ...

In the rising crescendo of problemsprecipitated by factors such as terrorist strikes, repeated technical snags atairports and natural disasters like the Iceland volcano have engaged theattention of the traveling community across the world. However, they later realize that their costshave been raised ...

So, I?m sitting here this morning drinking coffee, listening to the birds sing, checking my list of targets and cleaning my .357, when my email dings me that I have a new message. God forbid we have an angry public at our ...

My favorite piece of furniture is an elegant rosewood desk that was custom made in Denmark. Sweden also has an income tax that is much simpler than ours (yes, I know that's faint praise), where many (most? The GSEs got off scot-free, ...

Swedish wireless equipment maker Ericsson reports drop in Q1 profits, sales downSwedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB on Friday reported a 26 percent drop in first-quarter net profits, with worse-than-expected sales and large restructuring costs weighing on the results.Net profit for ...

It's too late for trips threatened by Iceland volcano, but insurance can cover such eventsThe cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland that has shut down airports all over Europe is just the latest event to disrupt travel.Hurricanes and other natural disasters, along ...