New Regs Ease Some Health Care Rules for Employers
June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Business Insurance reports that revamped health care reform regulations involving external reviews and coverage decisions...
Tag: Healthcare
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Employers Work to Reduce Corporate Health Care Costs
June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey conducted by HR Daily Advisor investigated how employers are attempting to lower...
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Federal Health Care Law Leads to Phase-Out of Maine Program
June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maine Governor Paul LePage has signed into law legislation that will phase out funding of...
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EBRI Finds Economy-Health Coverage Link
June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Findings from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) show that the likelihood a worker...
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Employee Sues over Gender Change Benefits Denial
June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A transgender public employee has sued the state of Oregon because its health plan refused...
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Employers Look to Research to Inform Health Benefits Decisions
June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are aware of comparative effectiveness research (CER) and its potential to answer critical questions...
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Has Any Part of PPACA Been Amended/Repealed to Date?
June 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Legislative amendments and modifications are a reality of life.
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Catalyst for Payment Reform Offers Health Plan RFI
June 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR), an organization of health care purchasers, has announced the release...
Health Care Annual Limit Waiver Program Closing Early
June 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Obama administration has announced an early end to the health care annual limit waiver...
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ERIC Offers Perspective on Shared Responsibility Provisions of PPACA
June 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) has provided regulators with recommendations on how...
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Employers Use Third Party Managers to Save on Drug Programs
June 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent nationwide survey from Buck Consultants reports that a majority of employers are using...
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GAO Reports on Waiver Limit Requests
June 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislation passed earlier this year, The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, directed the...
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Workers Lose $300k in Wages and Benefits When Caregiving
June 14, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent study found that caregiving costs American workers $3 trillion in lost wages, pension, and...
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Seasonal Employees Under the PPACA
June 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How are seasonal employees treated for purposes of the PPACA "play or pay" mandate that...
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DTCC Offers New Benefit for Employees with Same-Sex Partners
June 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced it will reimburse all U.S.-based employees for...
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Health Care Reform Driving Change in Retiree Medical Programs
June 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care reform is driving employers to embrace new solutions to help active employees prepare...
SURVEY SAYS: What Will Offset Healthcare Coverage Cuts?
June 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The McKinsey study reported earlier suggests that some major changes could be afoot in employer-sponsored...
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Despite Anticipated Costs, Most Employers to Keep Health Care Benefits
June 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey released by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans finds a majority of...
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Health Care is Employers’ Largest Benefit Cost
June 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private employers spent an average of $28.10 an hour for compensation in March 2011.
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McKinsey Finds Growing Number of Employers Likely to Drop Health Coverage
June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research suggests that nearly a third of employers will be dropping...