House Panel Holds Health Reform Costs Hearing
March 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions of the U.S.House Education & the Workforce...
Tag: Healthcare
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Health Care Sponsors Leaning on Providers to Navigate Changes
March 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health care employers are changing the way they manage their retirement plans and are relying...
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How is State Tax Applied to Coverage for Adult Children Under the PPACA?
March 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – This week’s question; how is employer-provided health coverage provided to adult children up to age...
Boehner Plans to Defend DOMA
March 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says he plans to take action...
Vinson Delays HCR Challenge Ruling until Appeals Over
March 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge who has already struck down the health-care law as unconstitutional has now...
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Villaraigosa Pushes Pension Rollbacks
March 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is pushing a plan under which civilian city employees would...
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The Principal Introduces New Wellness Offering
March 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal has introduced a new workplace wellness program, designed for small to medium-sized businesses.
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Increase Seen in Health Account Rollover Assets
March 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total assets rolled over in health savings accounts (HSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs)...
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Healthy Workplaces Can Lead to Employer Savings
March 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Sibson Consulting study concludes that organizations creating a “healthy culture” can reap the...
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How Does the External Review Requirement Apply for Self-Funded Plans
March 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week, we answered questions on the new external review requirements.
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Wellness Programs Can Pay Off for Employers
February 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Highmark study found that health care costs rose at a 15% slower rate among...
States Try to Block HCR Challenge Ruling Clarification Effort
February 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A state official is accusing the U.S. Justice Department of deliberately delaying a court's consideration...
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CIGNA Finds Employee Absence Lowered by Integrated Program
February 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis of experiences by customers of CIGNA’s Disability & HealthCare Connect suggests combined medical...
Court Says Health Care Law Won’t Interfere with Religious Beliefs
February 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a group of individuals who claim the...
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What About the New External Review Requirement?
February 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We are receiving a number of questions on the new external review requirement, which is...
Senate Passes Repeal of HCR 1099 Rule
February 18, 2011 (PLANPSONSOR.com) - The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that would repeal the health care reform law requirement...
Alaska’s Parnell Says ‘No Thanks” to Federal Health Insurance Exchange $$
February 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alaska Governor Sean Parnell has announced that Alaska will not apply for federal grants to...
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Managing Health a Lower Priority for Workers
February 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the second of its Employees Perspectives on Health Care reports, Towers Watson says health...
House Panel OKs 1099 Rule Repeal
February 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. House Ways and Means committee on Thursday approved two separate pieces of legislation...
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More Workers Seeing Health Benefits in Wellness Programs
February 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Achieving better overall health is the top reason American workers (43%) report they participate or...