Tag: Healthcare

Benefits | December 2nd, 2010

HCR Could Bring Workplace Health Coverage Savings

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The new health care reform measure could potentially save employers at least $2,000 in annual...

Compliance | December 1st, 2010

Liberty College HCR Challenge Dismissed

December 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Christian college in Virginia has lost its bid to challenge the health care reform...

Benefits | November 30th, 2010

EBRI Estimates up to $240K Cost for Health Care in Retirement

November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirees will need a significant amount of savings to cover their out-of-pocket health expenses, according...

Benefits | November 30th, 2010

HMOs See Highest Rate Increase in Five Years

November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An analysis by Aon Hewitt indicates that HMO plans will have the highest premium increases...

Products | November 30th, 2010

Employer Group Publishes Primer on Hospital Care Values

November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York Business Group on Health, a non-profit business coalition of more than 175 organizations,...

Products | November 30th, 2010

iPhone App Keeps Track of Health and Benefit Info

November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Buck Consultants has launched two iPhone applications that let users keep track of health insurance...

Compliance | November 30th, 2010

Ohio HCR Suit Partly Dismissed

November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Ohio has tossed out parts of a legal challenge to the...

Opinions | November 30th, 2010

The Impact of the PPACA's Grandfathered Rule Amendment

November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On November 17th, the three agencies responsible for the new insurance market reforms under PPACA...

Benefits | November 29th, 2010

SD Launches Web Site on Health Reform Provisions

November 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of South Dakota has launched a new Web site to provide residents and...

Benefits | November 29th, 2010

Business Groups Make “Wish List” for Health Care Reform

November 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Business groups are hopeful that the results of the recent election will mean an opportunity...

Opinions | November 23rd, 2010

Agency FAQs on PPACA Implementation – Part III

November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the last two months, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health...

Compliance | November 19th, 2010

Senators File Brief in Health Reform Challenge

November 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and 32 other GOP senators filed a brief on...

Benefits | November 17th, 2010

Employers Adopt CDHPs, Drop HMOs to Rein in Costs

November 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Growth in the average total health benefit cost per employee rose 6.9% to $9,562 in...

Benefits | November 17th, 2010

Retiree Medical Plans Continue Decline

November 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Mercer National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans found the prevalence of retiree medical plans...

Benefits | November 17th, 2010

Employer Health Plan Costs Likely to Increase

November 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The cost of employee health plans is likely to increase in the next six months,...

Benefits | November 16th, 2010

Health Group Evaluation Data Shows Mixed Picture

November 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest results from the evalue8 health care evaluation program show a decidedly mixed picture,...

Products | November 16th, 2010

Prescription Solutions Offers Mobile Reminders

November 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prescription Solutions, a pharmacy benefits management (PBM) organization and a UnitedHealth Group company, announced two...

Opinions | November 16th, 2010

Agency FAQs on PPACA Implementation – Part II

November 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the last two months, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health...

Benefits | November 15th, 2010

EBRI Data Shows Drop in Health Coverage

November 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The percentage of nonelderly individuals – those under the age of 65...

Compliance | November 15th, 2010

Feds Ease HCR Grandfathering Rule

November 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal regulators on Monday amended health-care reform rules allowing all insured group health plans to...