Medco Settles Kickback Claim for $155M
October 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions has agreed to pay $155 million plus interest to...
Tag: Healthcare
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Health Care Costs Hurting Personal Finances
October 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans responding to a new study said health care cost increases are cutting into their...
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Flexible Benefits Offered by Majority of Employers
October 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey has found that 92% of employers offer flexible benefit plans to their...
Religious Groups Lose Appeal of Contraceptive Coverage Decision
October 23, 2006 - (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York Court of Appeals has ruled that a group of church-affiliated employers...
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Half of Decline in Health Coverage Due to Lack of Employer Sponsorship
October 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A newly released report from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured claims that...
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Retailers Most Aggressive Benefits Cost Cutters
October 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Mercer Human Resource Consulting found retailers lead other employer types in...
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Employers: Creative on Costs, Committed to Benefits
October 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Prudential Financial Inc. indicates that employers view their benefit programs as...
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CalPERS Approves Plan for Pre-funding Health Benefits
October 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) announced that it has approved regulations that would...
Court: Participants Had no Standing to Sue PBM
October 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling that two participants in employer-sponsored...
Employer Liable for Failure to Disclose Network Info
October 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has held that an employer is liable for an...
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Even the Insured Report Problems Paying Medical Bills
October 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation, ABC News and USA Today finds that...
MD Court Sides with Immigrants on Medicaid Benefits
October 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maryland's highest court has upheld an injunction blocking officials from cutting the Medicaid benefits to...
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Hewitt: 2007 Health Care Hikes Slowing but Beat Out Inflation
October 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Hewitt Associates data shows that while health care coverage cost hikes projected for...
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Mercer Outlines Framework for Wellness Campaigns
October 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from Mercer Health & Benefits outlines the framework for effective wellness campaigns.
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Delta Agrees to Pact on Non-Pilot Retiree Benefits
October 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Certain retired Delta Air Lines employees will get reduced medical benefits under a new agreement...
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Delta Agrees to Pact on Non-Pilot Retiree Benefits
October 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Certain retired Delta Air Lines employees will get reduced medical benefits under a new agreement...
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Health Plan Cost Increases are Slowing
October 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though increases for health care plan coverage continue to be in the double digits, cost...
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Health Plan Cost Increases are Slowing
October 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though increases for health care plan coverage continue to be in the double digits, cost...
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Benefit Concerns Weighing on Workers
September 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of American workers are worried their health care benefit costs will increase...
House Committee OKs HSA Reform Measures
September 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A House Committee voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would allow employers and employees...