Tag: Healthcare

Benefits | June 24th, 2011

Employers Work to Reduce Corporate Health Care Costs

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey conducted by HR Daily Advisor investigated how employers are attempting to lower...

Benefits | June 24th, 2011

Federal Health Care Law Leads to Phase-Out of Maine Program

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maine Governor Paul LePage has signed into law legislation that will phase out funding of...

Benefits | June 22nd, 2011

EBRI Finds Economy-Health Coverage Link

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Findings from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) show that the likelihood a worker...

Benefits | June 22nd, 2011

Employee Sues over Gender Change Benefits Denial

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A transgender public employee has sued the state of Oregon because its health plan refused...

Benefits | June 22nd, 2011

Employers Look to Research to Inform Health Benefits Decisions

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are aware of comparative effectiveness research (CER) and its potential to answer critical questions...

Opinions | June 21st, 2011

Has Any Part of PPACA Been Amended/Repealed to Date?

June 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Legislative amendments and modifications are a reality of life.

Products | June 21st, 2011

Catalyst for Payment Reform Offers Health Plan RFI

June 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR), an organization of health care purchasers, has announced the release...

Compliance | June 20th, 2011

Health Care Annual Limit Waiver Program Closing Early

June 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Obama administration has announced an early end to the health care annual limit waiver...

Benefits | June 17th, 2011

ERIC Offers Perspective on Shared Responsibility Provisions of PPACA

June 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) has provided regulators with recommendations on how...

Benefits | June 17th, 2011

Employers Use Third Party Managers to Save on Drug Programs

June 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent nationwide survey from Buck Consultants reports that a majority of employers are using...

Benefits | June 15th, 2011

GAO Reports on Waiver Limit Requests

June 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislation passed earlier this year, The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, directed the...

Benefits | June 14th, 2011

Workers Lose $300k in Wages and Benefits When Caregiving

June 14, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent study found that caregiving costs American workers $3 trillion in lost wages, pension, and...

Opinions | June 14th, 2011

Seasonal Employees Under the PPACA

June 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How are seasonal employees treated for purposes of the PPACA "play or pay" mandate that...

Benefits | June 13th, 2011

DTCC Offers New Benefit for Employees with Same-Sex Partners

June 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced it will reimburse all U.S.-based employees for...

Benefits | June 9th, 2011

Health Care Reform Driving Change in Retiree Medical Programs

June 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care reform is driving employers to embrace new solutions to help active employees prepare...

Reader Responses | June 9th, 2011

SURVEY SAYS: What Will Offset Healthcare Coverage Cuts?

June 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The McKinsey study reported earlier suggests that some major changes could be afoot in employer-sponsored...

Benefits | June 8th, 2011

Despite Anticipated Costs, Most Employers to Keep Health Care Benefits

June 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey released by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans finds a majority of...

Benefits | June 8th, 2011

Health Care is Employers’ Largest Benefit Cost

June 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private employers spent an average of $28.10 an hour for compensation in March 2011.

Benefits | June 7th, 2011

McKinsey Finds Growing Number of Employers Likely to Drop Health Coverage

June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research suggests that nearly a third of employers will be dropping...

Products | June 7th, 2011

CIGNA Launches Dental HMO Product Suite

June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CIGNA has created nine new Dental HMO plans designed specifically for government sector employers and...