EBSA Posts Spanish HCR Notices
October 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has posted to its Web site...
Tag: Healthcare
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3M Announces Retiree Health Plan Changes
October 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 3M Co. has announced it will eventually stop offering its health-insurance plan to retirees, citing...
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Health Cost Coverage Increase Rates Seen as Flat for 2011
October 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most benefit plan cost trend rates for 2011 will remain unchanged from 2010, according to...
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Stress Top Driver of Wellness Programs across the Globe
October 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stress is the top health issue driving wellness strategies for employers in Africa/the Middle East,...
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Federal Workers Looking at Higher Health Care Tab in 2011
October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal employees and retirees are looking at a bump in their health...
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Senator Opens Probe of McDonald’s Mini-Med Plans
October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia) has opened a probe into the limited benefit “mini-med” plans...
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HHS Promises Flexibility on HCR Waiver Requests
October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has promised to be flexible when...
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New S&P Index Will Track Changes in Health Care Costs
September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has entered into an agreement with Health Index Advisors (HIA), a joint...
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Principal to Exit Medical Insurance Business
September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Principal Financial Group announced it will exit the medical insurance business and has selected UnitedHealthcare...
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Health Benefit Changes and Increased Costs Call for More Attention from Workers
September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some changes employees will see — including cost increases, changes to dependent coverage requirements, and...
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McDonalds Reported Seeking HCR Waiver
September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – McDonald’s Corp. has asked federal regulators to waive at least some of the requirements of...
Senate Turns Aside Health Plan Grandfathering Status Repeal
September 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Senate has rebuffed an effort by a key Republican to overturn the provision...
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What OTC Drug Reimbursement Changes Lie Ahead?
September 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employer-sponsored health plans will be dealing with some changes relating to medicine reimbursements next year...
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Workers Perception of Health Care Cost Increases Greater than Reality
September 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the recent "Getting Paid In America" survey conducted by the American Payroll Association,...
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2011 Health Cost Hikes Highest in Five Years
September 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers can expect an average 8.8% health coverage increase in 2011, up from 6.9% in...
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Higher Ed Health Care Benefit Costs Increased 7% in 2010
September 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources has found the median total premium...
EBSA Offers Health Reform Provisions Enforcement Grace Period
September 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering health plan sponsors...
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Gallagher Benefit Services Launches Health Reform Decision Tools
September 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its employee benefit consulting and brokerage operation, Gallagher...
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Catholic Bishops Ask HHS not to Require Coverage of Birth Control
September 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group representing Catholic Bishops has asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
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Workplace Health Coverage Reported Declining
September 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The ranks of Americans with employment-based health insurance declined by more than 2% last year,...