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The BenefitsLink Newsletter -
Welfare Plans Edition Today's sponsor is EmployeeBenefitsJobs.com (Would your company like to sponsor an issue?) June 22, 2000 Be a Part of the Charles D. Spencer & Associates COBRA Survey Excerpt: "The survey is the only national survey of COBRA and HIPAA done by an independent publishing firm, and its results are used regularly by both employee benefits associations and government agencies. The information will be used to report on the current status of continuation of coverage and HIPAA administration." (Charles D. Spencer & Associates, Inc.) How Recent ERISA Judicial Decisions Impact Individuals Covered by Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Excerpt: "The single most contentious issue in this debate concerns whether state damages remedies should be available for persons who suffer injuries as a result of the treatment decisions made by managed care companies. Under current law, the answer to this question turns on whether a court views a plaintiff's case as one that involves a 'claim for benefits' or as one that challenges the quality of care." (Sara Rosenbaum, J.D. and Joel Teitelbaum, J.D., LL.M.) Total Pay for 505 U.S. Chief Executives Excerpt: "The following table lists pay for the chief executives of the 500 largest U.S. companies by market value as of May 31." (Graef Crystal, on Bloomberg.com) Eight CEOs Make the $100 Million Club Excerpt: "Eight chief executives received nine-digit pay packages in their most recently reported fiscal year, according to a study [Graef Crystal] just completed of the 500 largest U.S. companies by market value." (Graef Crystal, on Bloomberg.com) Resources Page for Health Advocates NHeLP has provided "30 years of working for justice in health care for low income people" (National Health Law Program) Subscribe to the Retirement Plans Edition, too (click) Copyright 2000 BenefitsLink.com, Inc. Feel free to forward this email to friends, colleagues or clients, if no fee is paid to you and the email is forwarded in its entirety. Thanks! BenefitsLink is a trademark of BenefitsLink.com, Inc., published by Dave Baker with much help from Mary Hall and lots of friends. To subscribe (free): visit https://benefitslink.com/newsletter - or the person desiring to subscribe can send an email to listmanager@postmastergeneral.com, with this as the subject of the email: subscribe BLwelfare We have an online archive of prior issues at http://www.postmastergeneral.com/cgi-bin/archive.pl?list=BLwelfare |
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