Compliance | March 22nd, 2010 Employers Face Health Coverage Mandate in 2014, or Do They? March 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. House of Representatives has sent sweeping health reform legislation to President Obama to...
Benefits | March 22nd, 2010 Employer Health Care Costs Increase More than 7% in 2009 March 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average healthcare costs for U.S. employers increased 7.3% per capita in 2009, according to an...
Compliance | March 19th, 2010 DoL Releases Updated COBRA Model Notices March 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has released updated model notice packages to enable group health...
Benefits | March 17th, 2010 House Passes another COBRA Subsidy Extension March 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The COBRA premium subsidy would be offered for another month under a new bill passed...
Benefits | March 17th, 2010 Employers Increasing Use of Penalties to Encourage Healthy Behavior March 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. companies continue to use financial incentives as a way to increase employee participation in...
Benefits | March 16th, 2010 Could the PPA Have Hurt Corporate Pensions' Recovery? March 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis suggest that passage of the Pension Protection Act in 2006 led corporate...
Benefits | March 16th, 2010 Employers Say Health Care Reform Won't Improve Costs March 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey finds employers generally support health care reform efforts, but have little faith...
Products | March 15th, 2010 MetLife Adds Funeral Planning to Group Life Products March 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MetLife has announced that funeral planning resources are now provided with all of its Group...
Benefits | March 11th, 2010 Survey Finds CDHP Use Ticking Up March 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Interest in consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) continues to expand among employers and their workers, according...
Compliance | March 11th, 2010 VA Lawmakers Approve Ban on Mandatory Health Coverage March 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Virginia's General Assembly has approved legislation banning mandated health insurance coverage.
Compliance | March 10th, 2010 Senate Passes COBRA Subsidy Extension March 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that would further extend COBRA health insurance premium subsidies,...
Benefits | March 9th, 2010 Employers Continue to Invest in Health of Workers March 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most U.S. employers say they are continuing to make investments today that will improve the...
Products | March 8th, 2010 Partnership Allows for Paperless HSA Enrollment March 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HSA Bank has partnered with Benefit Resource, Inc. to become the exclusive Health Savings Account...
Products | March 8th, 2010 Hewitt Expands Into Retiree Health Market March 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Outsourcing and consultant giant Hewitt Associates has acquired Senior Educators Ltd.
Products | March 5th, 2010 Lowe’s Launches Mobile Health-Screening Tour for Employees March 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With busy schedules and rising health care costs, health screenings are not always...
Products | March 5th, 2010 Lowe’s Launches Mobile Health-Screening Tour for Employees March 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With busy schedules and rising health care costs, health screenings are not always...
Benefits | March 5th, 2010 Health Care Costs Driving Dismal Picture for Governments March 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from the Government Accountability Office says state and local governments face persistent...
Compliance | March 5th, 2010 DoL Provides Spanish Version of CHIP Notice March 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration has posted a Spanish version of the...
Compliance | March 3rd, 2010 Obama Signs COBRA Subsidy Extension March 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – President Obama has signed a measure extending federal subsidies of COBRA health care premiums through...
Compliance | March 3rd, 2010 Obama Signs COBRA Subsidy Extension March 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – President Obama has signed a measure extending federal subsidies of COBRA health care premiums through...