Employers See Bigger Comp Cost Increase in 2Q06
July 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.9% in the second quarter of 2006, according...
Tag: Healthcare
HSA Comparability Rules Published
July 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued final regulations concerning Health...
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Study: Employers See CDHPs as Course to Lower Health Care Costs
July 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The recent survey found that 81% of respondents said the biggest hurdle in implementing a...
Calif. Representative Pushes for Universal Health Care
July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means health subcommittee asked legislators to consider...
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Survey: Infertility Coverage Not as Costly as Some Employers Think
July 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A national survey found that 91% of employers who provide infertility coverage, including in vitro...
Judge: ERISA Trumps MD 'Wal-Mart' Health Care Law
July 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge threw out a controversial Maryland law on Wednesday that regulated the amount...
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AK Steel Retirees Ask Court to Bar New Health Care Plan
July 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A class action lawsuit brought by almost 4,600 retirees of AK Steel Corp. asks a...
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NYC Transit Employees Allege Sex Discrimination in Contraception Coverage
July 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York City's transit union filed a federal lawsuit against the city's Metropolitan Transit Authority...
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SF Board of Supervisors' Committee OKs Healthcare Coverage for Uninsured
July 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Budget and Finance Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved legislation Monday...
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University Trustees in Kentucky OK Domestic Partner Health Benefits
July 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Kentucky university gave the green light Monday to include the domestic partners of its...
City did not Discriminate Based on Firefighter's Prior Civil Claim
July 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that the city of Gary, Indiana...
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More Workers Share Cost of Health Care
July 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More employees covered by employer-sponsored health plans are required to pay out-of-pocket health care costs.
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Fewer Public Sector Health Plans to Take Medicare Subsidy Next Year
July 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than three-fourths (79%) of public sector plans took the Medicare Part D Retiree Drug...
Senate Opens Gate for Prescription Drugs from Canada
July 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate gave its nod Tuesday to legislation that would create a loophole excluding Canada...
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Study: HSAs Actually Lower Employee Cost Sharing
July 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research funded by The Commonwealth Fund indicates that high deductible health plans (HDHPs) with...
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Caregivers Cost Employers $33B in Lost Productivity
July 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute estimates the annual cost of lost...
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Caregivers Cost Employers $33B in Lost Productivity
July 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute estimates the annual cost of lost...
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Proposal Would Create CalPERS Retiree Health Care Liabilities Fund
July 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Facing a new accounting standard governing the booking of their retiree health care liabilities, the...
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Proposal Would Create CalPERS Retiree Health Care Liabilities Fund
July 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Facing a new accounting standard governing the booking of their retiree health care liabilities, the...
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Michigan Firms Gets Health Coverage Break for Worker Lifestyle Changes
July 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Michigan employers who reward employees for living healthier lifestyles can save an average of 10%...