Employers Scramble to Catch Up With Health Reform ...       April 6, 2010
Feature: The final bill, which ran about 2,800 pages, contains numerous provisions that companies must now digest as they design their 2011 benefits. Employers 'are going to have to buckle down and very quickly go through a strategic planning pro...
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Give Employers the Means to Measure Physician ...       December 11, 2009
Feature: Commentary: What is missing in the current health care debate is stronger employer lobbying to give employers and consumers access to the Medicare billing database for public comparisons of individual physician performance. Employers ...
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What Health Care Reform Really Needs: Effective ...       October 30, 2009
Feature: Commentary: Reform measures, as they are currently written, fail to address the core problems with the nation's health care system: the growing prevalence and severity of chronic conditions that consume the majority of health care ...
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Employers Urge a Cautious Pace With Health Care ...       August 6, 2009
Feature: Commentary: Employers are in favor of phasing in health care reform by implementing high-priority elements first and testing whether savings assumptions are correct. (8/6/2009)
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Sweeping Health Care Reform Legislation's Debut ...       June 10, 2009
Feature: But underneath the bristling, employers are trying to figure out what a good compromise might look like on key issues including taxing health benefits, employer mandates and a government-run option. (6/10/2009)
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Supreme Court Nominee's Views on Business Are ...       June 10, 2009
Feature: While Judge Sonia Sotomayor has a reputation as a liberal on social issues, experts say she could go either way on cases affecting businesses. (6/10/2009)
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Dear Workforce: How Do I Pre-empt a Workplace ...       May 5, 2009
Feature: Professionalism, performance, workplace environment, credibility and lack of judgment are five issues you must address head on. (5/5/2009)
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Special Report: Digitally Driven       April 10, 2009
Feature: Employers' thinking on switching employees' health records from paper to electronic is shifting, perhaps helped by promised billions from the recent stimulus package. Though some companies have gotten a head start, the reality is still ...
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Provider Reimbursements, Data Top Employer ...       March 31, 2009
Feature: High on employers' priority list are revamping the way medical care providers are reimbursed and expanding the availability of medical results so providers and consumers better understand the effectiveness of treatments for specific cond...
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San Francisco Health Care Mandate Inches Toward ...       March 16, 2009
... Appeals' decision this month not to review a 2008 appeals panel ruling upholding San Francisco's health care spending law brings a potential high court review one step ...
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Quick Takes -- February 4, 2009       February 3, 2009
Quick Takes: A Digest of Workforce Benefits News and Events (2/3/2009)
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When Times Get Tough, Even the Tough Go to the ...       January 16, 2009
Feature: Why health care costs will spike during a recession, and what employers can do about it. (1/16/2009)
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Quick Takes -- January 14, 2009       January 9, 2009
Quick Takes: A Digest of Workforce Benefits News and Events (1/9/2009)
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Quick Takes -- January 14, 2009       January 9, 2009
Quick Takes: A Digest of Workforce Benefits News and Events (1/9/2009)
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Bad Debt Rising       November 18, 2008
Feature: With 72 million people already struggling to pay health bills, health care providers may be in for nasty weather as a new wave of cash- and coverage-strapped patients join the ranks. Some hospitals believe high-deductible plans play a ...
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No ERISA Preemption of San Francisco Health Care ...       November 11, 2008
Feature: As the issue of health care coverage and availability continues, employers should anticipate further efforts by state and local governments to mandate such coverage. (11/11/2008)
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Are Tough Times Prompting Employees to Skimp on ...       November 11, 2008
Feature: Health benefit experts see signs of skimping, and warn that employees who forgo necessary care now could end up costing their employers more later, in both additional health care expenditures and increased absenteeism, should a serious ...
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Assessing Depression Via the Web       September 25, 2008
Feature: Cisco Systems is testing an outreach program that uses a Web-based assessment to help employees suffering from depression and other problems that can affect productivity. (9/25/2008)
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The Workplace Agenda: Presidential Prescriptions       September 13, 2008
Feature: John McCain sees tax breaks in his vision for the future of health care in America. Barack Obama favors a national health plan and insurance exchange to broaden coverage. Either proposal could have negative consequences for employers. (9
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