A Family's Flu Suffering and an Employer Dilemma       November 13, 2009
Feature: When a UPS employee and his wife came down with swine flu, they endured tragedy and millions of dollars in medical bills. Their story points out how exposed some workers can be to the illness and how little employers can do for them, ...
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Some Employers With Health Clinics Get Vaccine       November 13, 2009
Feature: Public health officials are distributing the H1N1 vaccine only to medical clinics, but that includes clinics based at employer work sites. Employers that do not offer work-site medical care will not be able to get the shot for high-risk ...
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Dodd, DeLauro to Offer Emergency H1N1 Sick Days ...       November 10, 2009
News: Dr. Anne Schuchat, an official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testified that the CDC advises people to stay home from work for three to five days if they come down with swine flu. The organization encourages employers ...
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IBM to Pick Up the Tab for Workers' Primary Care       November 9, 2009
News: Big Blue's move to pay all costs bucks current trends. Long considered one of the more innovative employers when it comes to its health care benefit programs, IBM's latest initiative is part of the company's ongoing advocacy of wellness ...
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Some EAPs Find That Online Therapy Clicks With ...       November 2, 2009
Feature: Internet-based counseling and behavioral health services are finding their way into company employee assistance programs alongside in-person and telephone-based therapies. The services use a variety of Internet-related platforms, ...
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TOOL: Health Observances for November       October 30, 2009
Feature: The Wellness Council of America notes that November is American Diabetes Month, a good time for employers and employees alike to become aware of the toll that the disease takes. (10/30/2009)
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TOOL: Purchaser's Guide to Value-Based Plan ...       October 30, 2009
Feature: The National Business Coalition on Health has developed a guide for employers that want to design health benefit plans that help people stay healthy. (10/30/2009)
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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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Insurers OK Covering Swine Flu Shots       October 29, 2009
News: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna are among the insurers that voluntarily will cover the full cost of H1N1 vaccinations.
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