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2009 HMO Cost Hikes Down from 2008
July 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The good news for employers is that the rate of cost increases for health maintenance...
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GM Puts the Brakes on Health Care VEBA
July 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Efforts by General Motors Corp. to boost liquidity include putting a halt on the establishment...
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IRS Stats Indicate HSAs Becoming the Medical Spending Account of Choice
July 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest IRS statistics indicate that tax-preferred health savings accounts (HSAs) are becoming the health...
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Americans Most Dissatisfied with Country Health Care System
July 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent research from Harris Interactive finds that, of ten developed countries, the U.S. has the...
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CIGNA Establishes Health Care Community on Second Life Island
July 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CIGNA has announced the development of a virtual health care community situated on a Second...
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Principal Offers Dental Care for Cancer Patients
July 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The Principal Financial Group is extending extra dental benefits to those undergoing cancer treatments aimed at...
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Changing Workforce Demographic Reflected in Employer Benefit Choices
July 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from Unum lays out changing trends in voluntary benefits purchases by employers...
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Principal-Caremark Extend Partnership
July 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group has renewed its pharmacy benefits contract with CVS Caremark, according to...
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Balanced Diets Equal More Productive Workers
June 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new wellness study suggests a link between a worker's diet and productivity level.
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Anheiser Busch Memo Announces Benefit Changes
June 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc. plans to change the formula used to calculate lump sum pension benefits...
Eating Disorder Coverage Agreement Gets Court OK
June 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in New Jersey has given her preliminary seal of approval to the...
MN Court Blocks Retiree Health Changes
June 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Minnesota judge has blocked the city of Duluth from making any changes to the...
Court Denies Claim for Plastic Surgery Benefits after Gastric Bypass
June 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont has denied a health plan participant's...
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Employers Increasingly Use Incentives for Wellness Programs
June 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey reveals that as the use of health and wellness programs continue to...
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Estimated Savings Need for Retirement Just Got Bigger
June 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another estimate from Fidelity Investments adds to the financial resources individuals need to save for...
Treasury Releases Q&A on HSAs
June 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service released on Wednesday additional guidance on...
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Employers, Employees Split on Benefit Program Perceptions
June 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new MetLife survey shows a significant disconnect between employers' views about their workplace benefit...
Reservist Benefits Bill Signed into Law
June 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On Tuesday President Bush signed into law a measure preventing reservists called into active duty...
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UMB and drugstore.com Partner for HSA Account Holders
June 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UMB Healthcare Services, a division of UMB Financial Corporation, and drugstore.com, inc. have partnered to...
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Health Care Cost Increases Expected to Level Off in 2009
June 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers have seen the rate of growth in employee health insurance costs decline in the...