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BenefitsLink Health & Welfare Plans Newsletter
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American Health Care Congress and Exhibition [Advert.]
Bringing together the health care community to discuss strategies aimed at more efficient and effective operation of our health system post-reform. December 5-6, 2011, Anaheim, CA.
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Are Forces of Secrecy Blocking Path to Health Cost Control?
"Insurers say they need to keep fee schedules confidential because if arduously negotiated discounts become known to the world, all providers will demand some form of 'most favored nation status,' and insurers' business model would no longer work."
(SmartHR)
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VEBA Cuts Health Care Costs for Retirees
"Thousands of retirees from auto parts manufacturers that abandoned their pension plans will be able to get health care coverage through a groundbreaking arrangement that will use a special trust to tap federal premium subsidies."
(Business Insurance)
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What's Ahead for Health Plans
"The key provisions of the federal health overhaul take effect in 2014, including a requirement for most people to have health insurance; a ban on insurance companies considering individuals' health status when they sell plans; and the creation of new health-coverage marketplaces called 'exchanges.'"
(The Wall Street Journal)
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Reduced Prescription Drug Coverage Common among Employers in 2011
"Employers are adopting plan design changes that reduce drug benefit coverage and improve pricing, according to findings from the 2011–2012 Prescription Drug Benefit Cost and Plan Design Report published by the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute . . . ."
(PLANSPONSOR.COM)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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[Opinion]
Taking Workplace Flexibility from Private to Public
"Workplace flexibility, while a little thing, can make a huge difference for working parents, by providing control over when, how and where work gets done. So why aren't the needs of working parents for flexibility becoming a big public issue and ultimately the normal way of doing business?"
(TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc.)
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Press Releases
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