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Opinion | Legislation Could Provide 'Useful Antidote' to Pharmaceutical Industry Influence on Physicians, Editorial States |
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Employer costs for paid leave in private industry, December 2007 |
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More U.S. Health Insurers Slashing Costs by Sending Policyholders Overseas for Pricey Procedures |
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U.S. House Bill Seeks Parity in Prosthetic Coverage |
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More States to Force Firms to Provide Paid Family Leave; Related Push Would Require Employers to Offer Paid Sick Leave |
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Health Insurers Collaborate With Providers to Develop Pay-for-Performance Standards for Specialists |
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How to Get Workers to Think and Act Like Owners |
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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, December 2007 - Summary |
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Aetna Announces Plans to Offer New Online Search Engine to Provide Members with Access to Medical Information |
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Executive Pay - A Proposal to Protect Core Pay-for-Performance Programs [Opinion Article] |
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Roll Call Examines Prospects for Health Care Legislation This Year in Congress |
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438 million vacation days went unused by U.S. workers in '07 |
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Wellness Programs: No Longer Just an Add-On |
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Employers Want Workers to Change Their Lifestyles, and They Expect Health Plans to Help |
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Over 40% of big companies now offer consumer-driven health plans: survey |
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http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/dependentstatus.htm |
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BlueCross postpones doctor ratings plan |
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Upon Replacing High-Deductible Health Plan with Traditional Coverage, What Happens to HSA Balance? |
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Additional spending upfront can reduce health costs later |
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Companies taking an active role in employee health care |
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Raising the standard of care: Evidence-based 'recipes' make sure doctors remember all vital ingredients |
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Employers Most Satisfied When Enrollment Systems, Related Resources Are Integrated |
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More Clarification About Google's Online Medical Records Service |
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Proposed Kentucky Health Insurance Mandates Draw Fire |
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HIPAA Privacy Check Up |
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Department of Labor Proposes Overhaul of FMLA Rules |
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House Bill Would Eliminate Pre-Existing Exclusions in Group & Individual policies. |
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Google to Store Patients' Health Records |
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San Francisco Enacts Mandatory Health for All Employees, or Pay Fees. |
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Terminating Employee for Off-Premises Smoking May Violate ERISA §510 and State Privacy Law |
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Capitol Hill Watch | Lawmakers Introduce Universal Health Care Plan Modeled After Federal Employee Health Benefits Program |
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Reporting Requirements for a Qualified HSA Funding Distributions |
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Employers Experiment with Tough Get-Healthy Regimes |
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Federal Agency Reveals Top Outpatient Drugs Ranked by Expense |
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Unveils Five-Point Plan for Health Care Coverage for All Americans |
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FMLA Allows Additional Leaves of Absence |
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Medicare | Hospitals Participating in Medicare Pay-for-Performance Pilot Project Improving Quality, Reducing Costs, CMS Says |
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Some Large Companies Making Lifetime Personal Health Records Available Electronically to Employees |
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Fifth Circuit Holds That Health Insurance Policy Purchased on Employee Is Not Covered by ERISA |
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Expanded COBRA Continuation Coverage for Small Firm Employees, 2007 |
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2008 Presidential Candidate Health Care Proposals Side-by-Side Summary |
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Reward/Penalty Plans for Wellness: Coming Soon to an Office Near You? (PDF) |
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Overcoming 401(k) negativity |
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