Tag: Healthcare

March 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers have been using cost sharing and tiered copayment structures to decrease pharmacy benefit costs,...

March 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a federal appeals court ruling that...

March 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) The board running Massachusetts' new state-subsidized health insurance program is considering raising contributions required from employers...

March 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Fringe Benefit Group, provider of group benefit plans designed for hourly and part-time workers,...

March 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Health and Welfare Committee of the Kentucky House voted to reject a Senate bill...

March 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that an employer can't cut retired union members' health...

March 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you think the U.S. has the best health care system in the world, you...

March 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from the family of a former...

March 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research from Watson Wyatt finds operational issues are impeding employers from tapping into the full...

March 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) or high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) combined with a tax-advantaged savings or...

March 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer-provided health care benefits costs climbed to an average $2.59 hourly in 2005 - almost...

March 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $28.11 per hour worked in December...

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates is expanding its suite of health care solutions targeted at the needs of...

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SHPS, provider of health advocacy and health benefits solutions, has introduced a wellness program for...

March 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations' (AAPPO) second annual study of Consumer-Directed Health Plans...

March 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A 65-year-old couple retiring in 2008 will need approximately $225,000 to cover medical costs in...

March 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There's a new top worry among small business owners in California - the economy.

March 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ruled that federal benefits law pre-empts state law in a class...

February 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Next month Boston-area plan sponsors can tap into a free health law compliance seminar.

February 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College indicates that...