Washington Governor Calls for Universal Health Care
January 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Washington state Governor Chris Gregoire released late Thursday the final version of a report on...
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Wal-Mart Health Plan Enrollment Numbers Reflect Minor Bump
January 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of eligible Wal-Mart employees covered by the company's health plan has inched up...
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CIGNA Helps Small Employers Cope with Disability Process
January 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CIGNA HealthCare has announced that it will use Social Service Coordinators Disability Services to help...
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Health Plans Pose Greatest Multi-Employer Plan Admin Cost
January 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health plans had the highest expense-to-asset ratio of all benefit program types, according to a...
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Benefits Firm Offers WebMD Health Info
January 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Marlborough, Massachusetts, benefits outsourcer has announced a partnership with online health Web site WebMD...
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CIGNA Offers HSAs to Small Businesses
January 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CIGNA HealthCare announced it is offering the availability of health savings accounts (HSAs) through JPMorgan...
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Low HSA Use Could Hurt CDHP Movement
January 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report from Vimo.com, an Internet comparison shopping Web site for health care, asserts the...
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COBRA Coverage Can Represent Big $$$ for Employers
January 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by Spencer's Benefits Reports found that Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) claim...
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US Health Spending Highest of Developed Countries
January 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health spending per capita in the US is much higher than in other countries -...
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Watson Predicts Greater Employer Use of HDHPs in 2007
December 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The most prominent trend in health care in 2007 will be a greater move toward...
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Americans Cite Health Care in Retirement as Top Concern
December 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Echoing the findings of other similar polls, a new survey from Edward Jones found that...
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Principal to Open East Coast Hub for Wellness Program
December 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group is opening a new office in Pennsylvania that will serve as...
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USW Retirees Seek to Enforce Medical Benefit Promise
December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United Steelworkers (USW) retirees and their union have filed a class action lawsuit against Continental...
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Arkansas Unveils Health Care Plan for Small Companies
December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has unveiled a plan to use the state's tobacco settlement funds...
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Survey: Smoke Breaks Burn Up Work Productivity
December 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The amount of time workers spend on smoke breaks at the office may be taking...
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Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Coverage Satisfactory to Most
December 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most US adults with employer-sponsored health insurance feel very or somewhat confident their coverage will...
Child Custody Decides Health Coverage Issue in Divorce
December 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Western District of Missouri has ruled that when both...
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Most Large Employers to Continue Retiree Rx Coverage
December 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of large employers by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Hewitt Associates has...
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Principal Introduces New Health Care Selection Tools
December 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group has announced two tools to aid in the selection of health...
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CDHP, High Deductible Plan Growth Virtually Stalled in 2006
December 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study has found that the growth of consumer directed health plans (CDHPs) and...