States Unsure of How to Fund OPEB Liabilities
July 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - States have unfunded liabilities for retiree health care of about $558 billion, according to a...
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Finding Benefits $$ Getting Harder for Small Employers
July 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 62% of decisionmakers at small businesses are looking for insurance coverage cost-cutting avenues because...
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Retail Industry Group Stands against Employer Health Care Mandate
July 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Retail Federation has voiced its strong opposition to mandated employer health care coverage.
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Employers Say Health Care Reform Should be Phased In
July 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey of 329 U.S. employers conducted by Mercer has found that a majority (67%)...
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Wal-Mart Endorses Employer Mandate in Health Care Reform
July 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart, the nation's largest private employer, announced in a letter to President Obama that it...
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Partnership Helps Self-insured Employers Manage Health Care Costs
June 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Focused Health Solutions, a national provider of health promotion and wellness services, has partnered with...
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D.C.-Area Employers Cutting Benefits Costs
June 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Human Resources Association of the National Capital Area's (HRA-NCA) 2009 Washington DC Area Benefits...
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Schwarzenegger Proposes Pension, Retiree Health Care Cutbacks
June 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With California facing a $24.3-billion shortfall, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a new system for...
Citigroup Denial of COBRA to Resigned Employee Upheld by Court
June 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York has agreed with Citigroup's...
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NBGH Recognizes 'Corporatewide Culture of Health'
June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Business Group on Health (NBGH) has recognized 63 large employers - representing the...
ERIC: Health Reform Proposals Could Harm Employer-Sponsored System
June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In testimony before the House Education and Labor Committee, Michael Stapley, President and Chief Executive...
Baucus Reportedly Considering Ways to Tax Health Benefits
June 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FOX Business claims to have obtained a five-page presentation, prepared by the chairman of the...
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PwC Projects Lower Health Cost Increase in 2010
June 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care costs for the nation's employers are expected to grow by another 9% next...
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Rx Costs Largest Portion of Canadian Employer Health Costs
June 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In Canada, costs for pharmaceuticals in 2009 have increased by 15.19%, dramatically reversing a four-year...
Health Plan Participant's Emotional Distress Charge Preempted by ERISA
June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire has dismissed an employee's charge...
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Employers to Lawmakers: Focus on Health Care Cost, Service Quality
June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey of benefits professionals showed concern that health care reform proposals may do more...
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Workers Confident Health Care Benefits Will Continue
June 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Individuals with employment-based health benefits are confident that employers will continue to offer such benefits,...
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Employers Plan to Continue Mental Health Coverage
June 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers responding to an online survey indicated they will continue to offer mental health or...
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Employers Still Unprepared for Swine Flu
June 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Approximately two in five employers (41%) do not have a human resources policy in place...
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Health Benefits Costs 7% of Total Private Employer Comp Costs
June 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $29.39 per hour worked in March 2009, the U.S....