Tag: Healthcare

Benefits | March 3rd, 2010

New Rules not Prompting Employers to Drop Mental Health Benefits

March 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care experts from Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, believe...

Products | March 3rd, 2010

UnitedHealthcare Plans Offered to NYC Employers

March 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new relationship between UnitedHealthcare and HealthPass gives New York City-area small businesses more health...

Benefits | March 2nd, 2010

Segal Discusses Employers' Next Steps for Mental Health Parity

March 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Segal has issued a Bulletin detailing the interim final regulations on mental health parity and...

Products | March 2nd, 2010

Walgreens Combines Pharmacy, Health and Wellness Solutions

March 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Walgreens has announced a strategic restructuring of its health care divisions to enable the company...

Benefits | March 2nd, 2010

Nursing Home Care Increases Retiree Health Care Savings Need

March 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care costs for retiring Americans, including nursing home care, average $260,000 and can exceed...

Benefits | March 1st, 2010

Americans Feeling Better About Healthcare

March 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The prospects for healthcare reform may still be murky, but Americans are feeling...

Compliance | February 26th, 2010

House Approves One-month Extension of COBRA Subsidy

February 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House of Representatives has approved legislation to extend federal subsidies of COBRA health care...

Benefits | February 26th, 2010

EBRI: Health Reform Could Lead Employers to Drop Retiree Benefits

February 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Issue Brief released by the non-partisan Employee Benefit Research Institute contends some provisions of...

Compliance | February 25th, 2010

Reid Puts Together New Bill for COBRA Subsidy Extension, Pension Relief

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new bill being put together by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) would extend...

Benefits | February 25th, 2010

Survey Finds Both Employers and Employees Focusing on Health Costs

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from Deloitte and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS) finds...

Benefits | February 25th, 2010

Employers Support Preserving Employer-based Health System

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) found that major employers overwhelmingly favor health...

Administration | February 23rd, 2010

WV County School Boards File Suit over OPEB Funding

February 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 50 of West Virginia’s 55 county boards...

Products | February 22nd, 2010

Ceridian Expands Dependent Verification Services

February 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ceridian Corporation has introduced an expanded version of its dependent verification services for employer health...

Compliance | February 22nd, 2010

Latest Health Reform Proposal Bumps up Employer Assessment

February 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Obama administration has released a new health care reform proposal that bumps up an...

Benefits | February 22nd, 2010

More Employers Make Health Program Changes to Control Costs

February 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of large U.S. employers are taking more aggressive measures to control rising...

Benefits | February 18th, 2010

Report Finds No Overwhelming Diabetes Treatment Advances

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study indicates that health plans are moving forward on diabetes quality efforts, but...

Products | February 18th, 2010

Manulife Adds Health Screening in Canada

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Manulife Financial Group Benefits now offers Canadian employers access to a suite of employee personal...

Products | February 17th, 2010

Pru Adds Dental Coverage from Maryland Provider

February 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Financial, Inc.’s Group Insurance business will offer dental coverage plans as part of an...

Compliance | February 12th, 2010

Reid Splits HIRE Bill into Pieces

February 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has chopped in half a broad package of business...

Compliance | February 12th, 2010

DoL Publishes CHIP Model Notice

February 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has issued a model notice to help employers inform...