Services for Injuries from "Fake" BOTOX not Covered by Health Plan
November 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling by a lower court...
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Survey Finds CDHPs Gaining Momentum
November 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by Aon Consulting Worldwide and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists...
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Employers Held Health Plan Costs Down by Shifting More to Employees
November 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers held health benefit cost increases to about 6% in 2008 for a fourth straight...
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CDHP Participants More Likely Healthier and Earn More
November 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Enrollment in consumer-directed or high-deductible health plans eligible for a tax-preferred savings account increased to...
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Sungard Relius Clients Offered Prepaid Benefits Card
November 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunGard's Relius 125 system will offer Evolution Benefits, Inc.'s (EB) prepaid benefits card program to...
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Baucus Outlines Plan for Health Care Reform
November 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) has provided an 89-page "Call to Action" to reform the...
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Quality and Affordability Rank Highest for Health Care Reform
November 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute's 2008 Health Confidence Survey, providing high quality care...
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Baucus Announces Proposal for Universal Health Care
November 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Montana) on Wednesday released a proposal to provide health...
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'Disturbing' Lack of Understanding Retirement Security a Key Multinat Problem
November 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Mercer study of multinational companies' retirement savings and other benefit programs concludes that...
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Employers Say Keep Health-Care Employer Based
November 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 64% of employers who sponsor a health care plan and who participated in a...
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Lowering Employee Health Care Costs can Lower Business Costs
November 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Midwest Business Group on Health (MGBH) says value-based benefit design leads to healthier, more...
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Employer Coalition Focuses on High-Value Health Benefits
November 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Mid-America Coalition on Health Care (MACHC) has announced a two-year national pilot project to...
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Milwaukee Business Group to Battle Sick Leave Mandate
November 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Milwaukee business group has announced it will wage a legal challenge to throw out...
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Americans Consider Dropping Health Care Coverage to Save $$
November 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey conducted by BearingPoint, Inc. and Zogby International suggests Americans are considering drastic...
SC Voters Say No to Stock Investments for Government Benefits
November 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - South Carolina voters have rejected two state constitutional amendments that would have allowed state and...
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Maine Health Funding Initiative Crashes in Defeat
November 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Also on Tuesday's presidential election ballot, Maine voters resoundingly rescinded the state's recently imposed tax...
Industry Groups Also Ask for 9th Circuit Rehearing of San Francisco Health Care Law
November 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), the National Business Group on Health (NBGH), and the American...
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New Limited Medical Insurance Plan Designed to Support HDHPs
November 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fringe Benefit Group has announced the availability of its new limited medical insurance plan, Framework...
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NIRS Warns DB to DC Move Can Increase Costs
October 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new research brief issued by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) suggests freezing...
Health Provider Group Suggests HSA Contribution Tax Law Changes
October 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A health plan trade group has asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to delay the...