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Costs Up, Benefits Down in 2003
June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit costs are up, and most employers are cutting back on most, but not all,...
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Hewitt Forecasts 17.7% HMO Rate Hike for 2004
June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) rates continue to be above the double-digit mark for 2004 (17.7%),...
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Conference Board: Salary Budgets At 3.5% in 2003
June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salary increase budgets are averaging 3.5% for 2003, the first time in 10 years these...
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World At Work: Salary Budgets At 3.5% in 2003
June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salary budgets are averaging 3.5% in 2003, significantly lower than the 4.1% projected earlier and...
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Rising Benefit Costs Steer More Toward Consumer-Driven Plan Consideration
June 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 13% to 16% projected rise in the cost of health benefit in 2004 is...
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CalPERS 2004 Health Coverage Price Hike Proposed at 18.4%
June 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A draft contract with the HMO networks that provide health insurance coverage to the 1.2...
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Mercer: Tokyo Tops Cost-of-Living List
June 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies relocating employees to Tokyo are going to have to pay a pretty penny, after...
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BLS: Private Sector Comp Costs At $22.37 Per Hour
June 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private industry employer compensation costs averaged $22.37 per hour in March 2003, while state and...
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Drug Spending Lower in Q1 Than Previous Year
June 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The rising tide of prescription drug costs may be beginning to ebb, as growth in...
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Study: Slowing Health Cost Hikes a Silver Lining
June 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The relentless growth in US health care expenditures eased a bit last year with a...
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LTC Ranks High In Benefit Lineup
June 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US workers now rate long-term care coverage as high as a group life policy when...
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Survey: CDH Backers Want More Health Spending Control
June 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four out of 10 Americans would jump into a Consumer Directed Health (CDH) plan to...
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Companies Slicing Executive Golf Club Perks
June 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies are declaring a mulligan on executive golf and club memberships.
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Fitch: HIPAA Costs Lower than Estimated
June 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The costs of complying with new federal medical information privacy laws won't be as high...
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Injuries At Home Touch Employer Bottom Lines
June 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees injuring themselves while at home and "off-the-clock" are creating a $38-billion a year financial...
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CalPERS HMO Rates Overly Influenced By Age
June 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) HMO premiums, long considered a bellwether for health...
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Aon: Health Care Rate Trends Still In Double-Digits
May 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The increasing negotiating power of health care providers, escalating demands for services and the lessening...
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DoL Publishes COBRA Notice Requirements
May 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The US Department of Labor (DoL) has proposed new rules to clarify the requirements for notices...
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HR Pros Still Climbing Learning Curve on CDH Programs
May 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consumer-driven health care may be on the lips of many plan sponsors these days, but...
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Employers Looking for More From Health Plan Providers
May 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most employers say their current health plans are not helping them reduce costs - and...