MI High Court Says No to Provision of Benefits to Same-sex Couples
May 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Michigan state Supreme Court has decided that providing health insurance benefits to same-sex domestic...
Tag: Healthcare
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U.S. House Panel to Study HSAs
May 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A U.S. House subcommittee has scheduled a hearing for next week on Health Savings Accounts...
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You Snooze, You Lose: Sleep Habits Linked to Unhealthy Behaviors
May 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), part of the Centers...
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Committee Refutes Negative Response to GAO Study on HSAs
May 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a policy brief countering negative comments made by Democrats in response to Government Accountability...
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Lack of Health Care Weighs Heavily on Decision to Retire
May 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Older workers without other health care insurance options are more likely to defer retirement to...
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Do VEBAs Signal Permanent Health Coverage Shift?
May 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The recent creation of high-profile benefit trusts for autoworker retirees and reports that other employers...
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Newer Businesses Less Likely to Offer Health Benefits
May 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research issued by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that the age of a business...
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Studies Suggest $45B Taxpayer Cost from Dropoff of Employer Health Coverage
May 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two new studies presented by the Commonwealth Fund suggest that falling rates of employer-sponsored coverage...
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Survey Results Support More Health Plan Member Communications
May 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 45% of health plan members reported they fully understand how to use their coverage...
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Many HSA-Eligible but not Using Them
May 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An analysis of government and industry data on health savings account (HSA)-eligible high-deductible health plans...
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HSAs Continue to Make Inroads
May 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 6.1 million Americans are covered by Health Savings Account (HSA)-eligible insurance plans, a...
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Health Care a Good Reason to Switch Jobs – or Wed?
April 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds that health coverage is a factor in some...
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Incomes not Keeping Up with Health Premiums
April 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Premiums for Americans who get health insurance for their families through work have increased 10...
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Shortage of Caregivers Driving Long-Term Care Cost Hike
April 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Genworth Financial's annual cost of care research has found that the prices of most long-term...
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Sun Life Extends Group Dental Plan Offering
April 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc. announced that its Employee Benefits Group has...
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Employers Back Private Sector Health Reform Solutions
April 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Watson Wyatt survey finds that most U.S. companies prefer relying on private-sector solutions...
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Study Finds Employees in All Demographics Losing Health Coverage
April 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study released by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has found the share of workers...
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Employers Focus on Worker Wellness to Keep Health Costs Down
April 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Aon Consulting survey finds that employers continue to focus on trying to keep...
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NH Retiree Health Subsidy Subject of Cost-cutting Measures
April 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New Hampshire state Senate has approved a measure permitting some teachers to put off...
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More than Half of $2.2T US Health Tab Called Wasteful
April 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of the nation's $2.2-trillion health care spending is wasteful, according to a...