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Seattle Mayor Acknowledges Same Sex Marriages

March 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seattle Mayor Gregory Nickels has issued an executive order acknowledging the validity of marriages regardless of the sex of the individuals for purposes...
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Canadian Drug Exports Tick Up

March 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United States-based customers bought more prescription medications exported from Canada in January, reversing three months of declines.
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States Forced to Ponder Health Care Reality

March 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While large private employers may have adjusted health care premium contribution levels to steer employees to the most cost- effective carriers, state governments...
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Poll: Health Consumers Know Cost of Coverage

March 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Majorities of health consumers say they know what their health care premiums, doctor visits, prescription drugs and deductibles cost while far fewer say...
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CEO Total Comp Increases in 2003

March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A large volume of unexercised stock options that are In-the-money will add up to high compensation levels for chief executive officers (CEO) in...
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EEOC Totals its FY 2003 Enforcement Tally

March 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal anti-discrimination agency has released its Fiscal Year 2003 enforcement scorecard showing the extent of its legal activities for the period.
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Women Make Up 36% of Manager Jobs

March 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women are making inroads into upper management positions, increasing their lot 7% over to the past 12 years now making up 36.4% of...
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MN Starting Canadian Pharmacy Inspections

March 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Minnesota, which began the nation's first state-sponsored Internet connection with Canadian pharmacies five weeks ago, is kicking off inspections of two Canadian mail-order...
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Study: Good Idea to Review Severance Plans

March 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the post-scandal regulatory environment paying so much attention to employee severance packages - particularly those for chief executives and high-level officials -...
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AARP Appeals for Drug Reimportation

March 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest advocacy group for retired people is jumping into the fray over reimportation of less expensive Canadian prescription drugs with a...
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Tenet Moves to Cut Bad Debt

March 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a green light from federal regulators, Tenet Healthcare Corp. will offer discount pricing to uninsured patients at its hospitals with an eye...