Utah Exchange May Offer New US Health Care ...       September 17, 2009
News: Utah state officials have launched an online health insurance exchange for small businesses and individuals that they believe could be a national model for market-based health care reform.
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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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New Details of Senate Health Reform Bill Emerge; ...       July 2, 2009
News: The Senate bill also prohibits employees who can afford their employer's health insurance from purchasing a plan through the proposed government-regulated health insurance exchange.
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Paying for a Doctor's Visit in the Age of Medical ...       October 7, 2008
Feature: Employers hoping to get patients to act like consumers first need to make it easy for them to pay for medical care. (10/7/2008)
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California Companies and Brokers Tussle Over HRAs ...       September 7, 2008
News: The feud centers on employers' funding of health reimbursement arrangements with high-deductible health plans.
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Quick Takes -- August 13, 2008       August 8, 2008
Quick Takes: A Digest of Workforce Benefits News and Events (8/8/2008)
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Materials Distributor Builds Employee Support for ...       July 31, 2008
Feature: BlueLinx Co. began offering high-deductible plans to handle skyrocketing health premiums by getting employees involved in health costs and control. (7/31/2008)
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Manufacturer's Move to High-Deductible Plans ...       July 31, 2008
Feature: Sperian Protection USA Inc. did not sugarcoat the realities of consumer-driven health care when it introduced its plan. And it continues to explain its complexities in monthly meetings with employees. (7/31/2008)
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Humana Asks Employees to Do the Math to See the ...       July 31, 2008
Feature: The health insurer's accountants and actuaries were the first to sign up, having run the numbers and realizing that if they were healthy, they could benefit from enrolling. 'We want all our associates to do the math,' an HR leader says.
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