Kennedy Turns Down Stay Request on SF Health Initiative Challenge
March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has turned down a request to issue an emergency...
Tag: Healthcare
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Retiree Health Care Estimate Jumps 6.7%
March 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Fidelity Investments retiree medical expense estimate is that a 65-year-old couple retiring in...
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Health Insurers Tell Lawmakers They Will Curb Risk Rating
March 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a letter to key senators, America's Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross and...
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Software Firm Helps Employers Meet New COBRA Rules
March 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit Software Inc., a software provider foronline employee benefits enrollment and communication, announced it has...
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Lighthouse1 Introduces Benchmark Report for CDHP Administrators
March 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lighthouse1, a provider of Consumer Driven Healthcare (CDH) administration software solutions, announced the launch of...
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Hewitt Helps Employers Manage Diabetes in the Workplace
March 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates is launching a customized assessment that pinpoints specific and measurable ways companies and...
Alcoa Retiree Health Benefit Cutback Suit Will Go To Trial
March 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Phillips of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...
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Express Scripts Tries Auto Enrollment for Rx Benefits
March 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saying it is using behavioral economics principles to enhance health care, Express Scripts has launched...
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Requiring Generics for Rx's a "Mis"Step for Health Care Costs?
March 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study indicates that a common cost-containment tool that substitutes less expensive generic medications...
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Federal Workers Sue To Break DOMA's Bar on Benefits
March 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Gay and lesbian federal employees and their spouses are suing the government for full retirement...
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Xerox Announces Match Suspension
March 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - To cope with effects from the economy, Xerox said it is taking steps that will...
DoL Announces Model Notices for New COBRA Subsidy
March 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has released model notices Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis...
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Wellness Programs "Vital" During Difficult Times
March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many employers are increasing their employee wellness communications and most expect wellness budget cuts will...
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Workers Underestimate Cost of Providing Health Benefits
March 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A worker sentiment study by Fidelity Investments' Consulting Services business found most workers surveyed underestimate...
KY Local Governments Could Get More Time to Fund Retiree Health Care
March 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill to give Kentucky cities and counties short-term financial relief from retiree health care...
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2009 Enrollment Season Ends without Radical Changes
March 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economy may seem like it is in turmoil sometimes, but tight budgets in many...
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Corporate Wellness Efforts Find Specific Targets
March 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not only are corporate wellness programs more common than ever before, employers are becoming more...
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Employers Committed to Providing Health Care Still a Majority
March 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite rising health care costs and other economic worries, a majority of large U.S. employers...
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Employer Comp Costs Average $29/Hour in December
March 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $29.18 per hour worked in December...
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Health Care Costs Hurt America's Competitiveness
March 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first annual "Business Roundtable Health Care Value Comparability Study" indicates the costs and performance...