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August 18, 2003 - 8,445 subscribers
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Is Single Payor the Gold Standard For Administrative Overhead?
Excerpt: "Two recent reports with widely varying estimates of health plan overhead raise some hard questions about the efficiency of insurers." (HealthLeaders)
California Governor Says He'll Sign Bill Providing Additional Legal Rights for Domestic Partners
Excerpt: "Gov. Gray Davis announced he will sign legislation giving domestic partners most of the same legal rights that married couples have, saying the bill would help ensure 'fairness for all Californians.'" (AP via the Oakland Tribune)
For Many, Full-Time Work Means Part-Time Benefits
Excerpt: "[M]any young college graduates-- and even some older workers wishing to make career changes-- are taking jobs without health insurance or retirement plans because, they say, they cannot find anything with more security." (New York Times; one-time registration required)
Friendlier Workers More Productive, Study Finds
Excerpt: "It may seem more professional to stay impersonal at work, but in fact friendlier employees are more productive, according to researchers at the University of Michigan. A comparison of the American work ethic to approaches in other countries shows that keeping an emotional distance may not be the most effective way to get the job done ..." (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
State Legislatures Wrestle with Healthcare Mandates
Excerpt: "State legislatures appear to be experiencing a change of heart over the multitude of health care mandates passed during the last decade, given the review commissions and so-called 'bare-bones' insurance policies springing up across the country." (BenefitNews.com)
Governors are United: Federal Government Should Provide Prescription Drug Coverage
Excerpt: "Democratic and Republican governors still disagree over a broader overhaul of Medicaid, but for now want to focus on getting the federal government to take on the states' $7 billion burden of paying for prescription drugs for the 6.2 million Americans who receive both Medicare and Medicaid." (AP via Yahoo! News)
Opinion: Prescription Drug Reimportation Issue Divides the Political Right But Shouldn't
Excerpt: "Conservatives and libertarians are divided over the politically charged issue of prescription drug 'reimportation.' ... But a close look at what conservatives and libertarians believe about the role of government and the economy can only lead to the conclusion that we should oppose current attempts to legalize reimportation." (Tech Central Station)
Opinion: Why Can't America Have the Same Healthcare as Congress?
Excerpt: "If you have the opportunity, dear reader, sidle up to a Congressperson and ask: On this health care business, why not give the rest of us the same choices you've given yourself?" (Robert L. Bartley in the Wall Street Journal)
Private Health Insurers Might Play Bigger Role In Medicare Reform
Excerpt: "A Senate bill, mainly supported by Democrats, aims to keep the current program largely intact. The House bill, mainly supported by Republicans, begins to change Medicare into a program that relies on the private market to provide coverage." (Los Angeles Times; one-time registration required)
Long-Term Care Insurers Adjust Products and Prices
Excerpt: "Long-term care insurance appears finally to have taken off. A recent study by Prudential Financial found that workers value LTC, a relatively new product, as much as they do such mainstays as life and disability insurance. Almost two-thirds of those surveyed said they would consider buying it if it was offered by their employers as a voluntary benefit." (BenefitNews.com)
Newly Posted or Renewed Job Openings
RETIREMENT PLAN SPECIALIST
for Diversified Investment Advisors
in AL
RETIREMENT PLAN SPECIALIST
for Diversified Investment Advisors
in AZ
RETIREMENT PLAN SPECIALIST (Part-Time)
for Diversified Investment Advisors
in DC
RETIREMENT PLAN SPECIALIST
for Diversified Investment Advisors
in ID, WA
RETIREMENT PLAN SPECIALIST
for Diversified Investment Advisors
in MO
RETIREMENT PLAN SPECIALIST
for Diversified Investment Advisors
in NY
RETIREMENT PLAN SPECIALIST (Part-Time)
for Diversified Investment Advisors
in TX
RETIREMENT PLAN SPECIALIST
for Diversified Investment Advisors
in WI
Retirement Plan Administrator
for Fresno, CA TPA Firm
in CA
Division VP of Sales (Retirement Services)
for ADP Retirement Services
in NJ
Newly Posted Webcasts
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Rethinking Retiree Health
on August 21, 2003
presented by International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
Newly Posted Conferences
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An Overview of the Legal Application for Pension Actuaries
in AZ
November 5, 2003
Conference of Consulting Actuaries
An Overview of Health and Welfare Laws and Regulations
in AZ
November 5, 2003
Conference of Consulting Actuaries
Newly Posted Press Releases
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Change Management, 457 Regulations and Federally Proposed Pension Plans Session Attract Record Number of Pre-Registrants to NAGDCA 2003 Annual Conference, September 20 - 24
(National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators, Inc. (NAGDCA))
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