Welfare Plans Edition
November 8, 2000
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Massachusetts Universal Health Care Coverage Proposition is Defeated
Excerpt: "Question 5 Health Care - 1,923 of 2,111 precincts (91 percent) - Yes: 1,121,192 (47 percent), No: 1,239,509 (53 percent)" (Boston.com)
Proxy disclosure required for company paid supplemental disability insurance for top management?
(BenefitsBoards.net)
Health Insurance Relief Coming for Groups of One in Florida
Excerpt: "Florida's smallest small business owners-- sole proprietors-- will be eligible to purchase group health insurance or change insurance companies during a special "open enrollment" period from Dec. 1, 2000, to Dec. 31, 2000. The coverage will take effect Feb. 1, 2001." (insure.com)
Employers Holding Steady On Contributions To Health Coverage
(Employee Benefit News)
It's Not Whether You Are in an HMO, It's Whether You Think You Are
Excerpt: "Survey results suggest that most people have negative attitudes about health maintenance organizations (HMOs), even members of HMOs who are satisfied with their own care. This Issue Brief illustrates how perceptions of HMOs may color peoples' ratings of their own health care." (Center for Studying Health System Change)
Republican Victory Might Boost HMO Stocks
(Reuters via Yahoo! News)
(Following also appears in Retirement Plans Edition)
Ellen Schultz: Firm Deceived Retirees To Lower Benefit Costs
Excerpt: "Obtained by retirees suing [Varity Corp.], but never before made public, the documents are rarely seen blueprints that show how one company, aided by its benefits consultants, plotted to sharply reduce retiree medical coverage to give its balance sheet a boost." (Wall Street Journal)
| 401(k)/DC Administrator | for Southern California Administrator in CA |
| Pension Plan Administrator | for Benefit Associates, Inc. in CA |
| Director/Manager, Defined Contribution Department | for The Angell Pension Group, Inc. in RI |
| Health Management Design Consultant | for Hewitt Associates in GA |
| Pension Consultants/Administrators | for Northern NJ Mid-Size Pension Consulting Firm in NJ |
| 401(k) Pension Administrator | for The Pension Group, Inc. in CA |
| Benefit Administration Associate-Multiple Locations | for Towers Perrin in NJ, VA |
| Actuary | for Benetech, Inc. in GA |
| Administrator | for Benetech, Inc. in CA, CO, DC, GA, OH |
| ERISA Paralegal/Consultant | for The LAMCO Group, Inc. in FL, NY, RI |
| Defined Contribution Administrator/Consultant | for The LAMCO Group, Inc. in FL, NY, RI |
| Assistant Administrative Consultant | for Buck Consultants, A Mellon Consulting Firm in NJ |
| Manager of Benefits, Health, Safety & Environment | for Scientific Atlanta in GA |
| Sales Coordinator | for Manulife Financial in CA |
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