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Family Medical Costs to Increase 9.6%
July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average annual medical cost for a family of four in 2006 is $13,382, according...
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GASB Puts Out Medicare Part D Guidance
July 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The board that sets accounting standards for government agencies has distributed new guidance on how...
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Employers Plan More Restrictions on Retiree Medical Benefits
June 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Results from Watson Wyatt Worldwide's 2006 survey on retiree medical benefits show that a significant...
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Survey: CDHP Interest to Keep Growing
June 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of employers offering a consumer-driven health plan (CDHP) is on the upswing, according...
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Health and Productivity Management Strategies on the Rise
June 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Integrated Benefit Institute's (IBI) most-recent report of the 2004 experience of 624 benefits professionals shows...
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More Employers Adopting Sweeping Health Management Programs
June 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey has found that employers are increasingly implementing comprehensive workforce physical and mental...
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SHRM Releases Survey on Trends that Affect the US Workplace
June 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a recent survey, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) identified the top 10...
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Percentage of Uninsured Americans Dropped, Issue Still a Problem
June 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The percentage of uninsured Americans equaled 14.2% of the population or 41.2 million Americans in...
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Lack of Health Insurance Coverage Decreases but Problem Persists
June 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The percentage of uninsured Americans equaled 14.2% of the population or 41.2 million Americans in...
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Health Care Costs Hold Steady as Top Benefits Concern for Companies
June 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The findings on health care benefits from the Society for Human Resource Management's 2006 Benefits...
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CA County Ponders Retiree Health Care Trust
June 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials in Orange County, California are considering a plan to move their estimated $1.4 billion...
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CalPERS Panel Releases 2007 Recommended Health Rates
June 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A panel of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has recommended that health maintenance...
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CA County Ponders Retiree Health Care Trust
June 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials in Orange County, California are considering a plan to move their estimated $1.4 billion...
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Energy Department Reverses Decision to Cut Pension Benefits
June 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Energy (DoE) has decided to suspend its Contractor Pension and Medical Benefits...
TN Gov. Signs Health Care Bill
June 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tennessee Governor Phil Bresden signed Cover Tennessee, a health care bill aimed at the state's...
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Hewitt: HMO Rates Forecasted to Rise 11.7% in 2007
June 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HMO rates are predicted to climb an average of 11.7% in 2007, compared with a...
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Group Urges Federal Government to Provide Basic Health Care for All
June 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 14-member committee set up by Congress to figure out what people want when it...
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NY Bars UnitedHealth from Taking On New HMO Customers
June 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York State Department of Health has placed an enrollment ban on one sector...
NH Gov.To Sign Bill Allowing Seriously Ill College Students on Parent's Health Plan
June 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Hampshire Governor John Lynch said he would sign off on a bill passed by...
CO Governor Vetoes Two Health Care Bills
June 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Colorado's governor has vetoed two health care bills in the past two months - one...