Benefits

February 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most fights between HMOs and patients center on patients' ability to use out-of-network doctors as well as on which health services are covered,...

February 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirees in the Oregon Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) hired before 1996 will no longer be able to get double-digit investment returns because...

February 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Indiana state authorities have stumbled across another pension fund worker accused of stealing state employees' identities.

February 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While roughly one in four (27%) small business employees say their benefits package is not covering the needs of their family, 26% say...

February 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retailer Wal-Mart has announced its intention to appeal an $8.5-million defamation judgment in a case involving an employee accused of shoplifting tobacco.

February 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds of managers say that it's OK to date someone from work - and no wonder, since 30% of them have dated a...

February 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost unanimously, employers say they have a diverse workforce.

February 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California State Senate proposal would require that all California employers offer their workers health insurance or contribute to a fund that would...

February 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salaries for benefits managers continue to lag behind those of their compensation colleagues.

February 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Petroleum company ConocoPhillips has amended its employment non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation.

February 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Severance package lengths have declined 52% in the last three years to an average of 10.5 weeks for discharged managers and executives.

February 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A consumer-driven health (CDH) plan can lead in a reduction in the use of health care services by 11%.

February 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the latest example in a continuing trend, insurer Aetna Inc. is phasing out its medical and dental coverage for employees who retire...

February 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer workers and job seekers are agreeing to a geographic relocation, according to a survey.

February 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six in 10 multiemployer benefit funds provide retiree health-care benefits in the face of skyrocketing costs and the added pressure of having large...

February 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - These days, pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) may be as much a part of the problem of spiraling health costs as they are a...

February 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of more than 70 lawmakers has sponsored a bill to help provide health insurance to more Americans.

February 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study of outplaced workers and managers suggests that time and experience may be leading to a shift in perk priorities for...

February 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of plans with between $25 million and $250 million in assets are bundling their defined benefit offerings and offering participants...

February 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ever escalating healthcare spending is forecast to outpace national economic growth between 2002 and 2012.