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Benefits | July 25th, 2003

Study: State Workers Well Covered by Health Insurance

July 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While few state government employees around the country want for health care coverage, that doesn't...

Benefits | July 25th, 2003

Study: Fewer Retirees Using Drug Benefits Than Thought

July 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the vast majority of companies offering some form of retiree prescription drug benefit, retirees...

Benefits | July 24th, 2003

Call Center Workers Get Class Action OK

July 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court in Dallas has conditionally certified a nationwide class of current and former...

Benefits | July 22nd, 2003

Tech Execs See 6.3% Increase In Cash Compensation

July 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Amid declining revenues, cash compensation for high-tech executives increased in 2002 an average of 6.3%.

Benefits | July 22nd, 2003

Milliman: HMOs Spike 14% Higher For 2004

July 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) rate increases continue to be above the double-digit mark for 2004...

Benefits | July 18th, 2003

Employers Expanding Voluntary Benefit Offerings

July 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An estimated 300,000 companies, roughly a quarter of the nation's employers, are looking to introduce...

Benefits | July 18th, 2003

Survey: Consumers Questioning Health Care Costs

July 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care participants are no strangers to rising medical insurance costs, leading many to seek...

Benefits | July 15th, 2003

MA High Court Still Out on Gay Marriage

July 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has surpassed a self-imposed deadline for determining cases within 130...

Benefits | July 14th, 2003

EEOC Proposes ADEA Shield for Retiree Health Plans

July 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have proposed exempting from a federal age discrimination law employer decisions to cut...

Benefits | July 9th, 2003

Ex-Polaroid Workers Claim Illegal Benefits Cutoff

July 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five former Polaroid employees have sued the company, claiming that Polaroid violated ERISA by severing...

Benefits | July 7th, 2003

Nonprofit PBMs Saving States on Medicaid Costs

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The purchasing pool for prescription drugs set up by Vermont, Michigan and South Carolina is...

Benefits | July 7th, 2003

Aon: Health Care Seeing Double-Digit Increase In 2004

July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care plans across the board continue to outpace inflation at monumental rates, as double-digit...

Benefits | July 3rd, 2003

Calendar Quirk In 2004 Means Smaller Paychecks For CIGNA Employees

July 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salaried employees at CIGNA Corp will be receiving smaller paychecks in 2004 - but not...

Benefits | July 2nd, 2003

IRS Limits Combined Small Business COBRA Exemption

July 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exemptions from Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) requirements of providing continuing health coverage will...

Benefits | July 1st, 2003

Spam Cost Companies $874 Per Employee

July 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While a can of Spam will run you $1 at the local supermarket, the annual...

Benefits | June 30th, 2003

US Health Care Spending Still Tops The Global List

June 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care spending per person in the United States rose to 13.9% of the Gross...

Benefits | June 25th, 2003

CIGNA Eases Mental Health Treatment Rules

June 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in health care plans with mental health coverage from CIGNA Behavioral Health will no...

Benefits | June 24th, 2003

Those Retiring Before 65 Do Not Expect Employer Health Care Coverage

June 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most people polled do not expect to receive health insurance coverage from a former employer...

Benefits | June 24th, 2003

Survey: Companies Laser Focused on HR Costs

June 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under severe cost pressure because of the lagging economy, companies are focusing more closely than...

Benefits | June 23rd, 2003

Costs Up, Benefits Down in 2003

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit costs are up, and most employers are cutting back on most, but not all,...

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