Employer Health Plan Share Falls for Individuals       November 4, 2009
News: Employees with individual coverage in consumer-driven health plans are seeing their employers' contributions decline while those with family coverage are seeing contributions increase, according to a new survey.
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GM Replacing Traditional Health Plan for Some ...       October 22, 2009
... health care plan for salaried retirees younger than 65 with a consumer-driven health plan linked to health savings accounts effective January 1, 2010.
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Some Firms Get Tougher on Workers' Health Habits ...       October 19, 2009
News: A few employers have relegated employees who decline to take better care of themselves to health plans that provide less coverage.
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High Court Seeks Obama Administration's Views on ...       October 6, 2009
News: The US Supreme Court asks the administration for its opinion on whether it should review a ruling upholding San Francisco's controversial health care spending law.
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Health Care Reform Plan Likely Moving Into Full ...       October 5, 2009
News: Many of the issues that dominated the Finance Committee deliberations during the past two weeks are certain to come up on the Senate floor. These include whether a government-run plan should be established to compete with private insurers ...
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Senate Panel Releases Trimmed-Down Health Reform ...       September 16, 2009
News: The Senate Finance Committee plan would cost an estimated $774 billion over 10 years, which is less than the $1 trillion price tag of other proposals. A US Chamber of Commerce rep says, 'It ain't perfect, but it is certainly a vast improvem
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Cost of Health Benefits Still Accelerating Faster ...       September 15, 2009
News: The survey of more than 2,000 non-federal private and public employers tracks the cost of health benefits of the previous year and was conducted earlier this year, when the recession was more pronounced.
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Employer, Business Groups Push Private-Sector ...       September 2, 2009
News: The new coalition opposes an employer mandate and public insurance option as part of reform.
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Kennedy's Legacy Includes Landmark Benefits Laws       August 26, 2009
News: Sen. Edward Kennedy was the standard bearer for universal health coverage during his more than four decades in the US Senate, and his legislative accomplishments had a huge influence on the design of employee benefit plans.
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