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All rights Reserved. custserv@sourcemedia.com (Source Media) webmaster@iproduction.com (iProduction) Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT IPS - www.iproduction.com <![CDATA[Retiring employees will need $240,000 for medical expenses without retiree medical plan]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/fidelity-retiree-health-care-retirement-hsa-2724530-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/fidelity-retiree-health-care-retirement-hsa-2724530-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Slow down the stork: Preterm deliveries are costing your plan]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/leapfrog-group-early-deliveries-cdc-wellpoint-nbgh-newborns-2723913-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/leapfrog-group-early-deliveries-cdc-wellpoint-nbgh-newborns-2723913-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Creating culturally competent programs is an ongoing process]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/cultural-competency-flexibility-trust-diversity-betty-long-2723904-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/cultural-competency-flexibility-trust-diversity-betty-long-2723904-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Desert storm]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/total-comp-ernst-young-sean-watts-compliance-tax-2723909-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/total-comp-ernst-young-sean-watts-compliance-tax-2723909-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Multiple options open to employers considering health advocacy benefit]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/healthcare-advocacy-nbch-guardian-nurses-accolade-2723910-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/healthcare-advocacy-nbch-guardian-nurses-accolade-2723910-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Costs projected to increase less than 10%]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/buck-healthcare-costs-medical-trend-health-plan-2723912-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/buck-healthcare-costs-medical-trend-health-plan-2723912-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Second opinions: Home Depot employee gets second chance at life]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/home-depot-best-doctors-cathy-meyers-evan-falchuk-cancer-2723916-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/home-depot-best-doctors-cathy-meyers-evan-falchuk-cancer-2723916-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Consumer-directed U.S. health insurance surges]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/health-care-savings-consumer-driven-cdhp-hsa-consumerism-2723989-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/health-care-savings-consumer-driven-cdhp-hsa-consumerism-2723989-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Separate, but not yet equal]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/mental-health-parity-mhpaea-addiction-stigma-american-psychiatric-associati-2723289-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/mental-health-parity-mhpaea-addiction-stigma-american-psychiatric-associati-2723289-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[The Incentives Evolution: Moving Toward Outcomes-Based Rewards]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/webinars/-2722079-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/webinars/-2722079-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Small comfort: Health care costs projected to increase less than 10%, first time in decade]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/buck-consultants-health-plan-pbm-2723577-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/buck-consultants-health-plan-pbm-2723577-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[5 things small employers must know about health care reform]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/health-care-reform-small-business-requirements-2723545-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/health-care-reform-small-business-requirements-2723545-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[ P&G exec: Don't just brand your company; brand your wellness program, too]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/procter-gamble-wellness-programs-branding-communication-2723502-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/procter-gamble-wellness-programs-branding-communication-2723502-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Top 7 Money Errors Made By Plan Sponsors – What You Need to Know to Hold Your Claims Administrators Accountable]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/webinars/-2721965-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/webinars/-2721965-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[How paper is ruining your plan]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/electronic-health-record-ehr-pacific-business-group-health-pbgh-2722965-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/electronic-health-record-ehr-pacific-business-group-health-pbgh-2722965-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[The tools, they are a-changin']]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/mercer-analytics-premiums-technology-care-coordination-2722968-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/mercer-analytics-premiums-technology-care-coordination-2722968-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[From handout to holdout]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/ebri-hsa-health-savings-accounts-hra-paul-fronstin-2722971-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/ebri-hsa-health-savings-accounts-hra-paul-fronstin-2722971-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Colonial Life white paper identifies 5 proven benefits cost-control solutions ]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/colonial-life-unum-sourcemedia-cost-containment-2723175-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/colonial-life-unum-sourcemedia-cost-containment-2723175-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Health plan sees 36% increase in health savings account balances]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/umb-hsa-cdhp-health-savings-account-insurance-2722956-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/umb-hsa-cdhp-health-savings-account-insurance-2722956-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Consumerism: Can Transparency Bend the Health Care Cost Curve?]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/webinars/-2721510-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/webinars/-2721510-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[As cost increases stabilize, employers remain aggressive about health care cost-cutting]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/ngbh-towers-watson-health-care-cost-sharing-increases-2722652-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/ngbh-towers-watson-health-care-cost-sharing-increases-2722652-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Preparing to pivot]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/ppaca-health-reform-supreme-court-karrie-andes-ed-coates-2722307-1.html 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consumer-directed plans, HSAs rocket in usage]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/bank-america-merrill-lynch-hsa-growth-2722008-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/bank-america-merrill-lynch-hsa-growth-2722008-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[The Impact of Exchanges on Employer-Based Health Care ]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/webinars/-2720782-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/webinars/-2720782-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Technology curbs employee costs, improves efficiency]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/telehealth-roy-schoenberg-american-well-walgreens-cisco-2721695-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/telehealth-roy-schoenberg-american-well-walgreens-cisco-2721695-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Large companies push progressive benefits forward]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/transgender-equality-surgery-human-rights-campaign-exclusions-insurance-2721694-1.html 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23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/hospitals-mortality-rate-health-thompsons-2721396-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/hospitals-mortality-rate-health-thompsons-2721396-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Six don'ts for small employers when choosing group health coverage]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/small-business-health-coverage-common-mistakes-2721235-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/small-business-health-coverage-common-mistakes-2721235-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Recession-hit U.S. health spending barely rose in 2010]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/health-care-spending-insurance-recession-2721108-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/health-care-spending-insurance-recession-2721108-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[First, do no harm]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/physician-eap-depression-anxiety-substance-abuse-workplace-supports-2720885-1.html 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http://www.benefitnews.com/news/ehr-electronic-records-fraud-health-technology-2720150-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/ehr-electronic-records-fraud-health-technology-2720150-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Holding off health costs]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/athletic-trainers-holding-off-health-costs-2720152-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/athletic-trainers-holding-off-health-costs-2720152-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[ Multiemployer plans look to value-based health care]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/ifebp-value-based-health-care-2720018-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/ifebp-value-based-health-care-2720018-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Health care costs can exceed 20 cents of every revenue dollar]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/center-health-value-innovation-accelerator-2719872-1.html 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http://www.benefitnews.com/webinars/-2718178-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/webinars/-2718178-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Is self-funding moving down market? ]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/video/berardo-magnacare-self-funding-health-care2719576-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/video/berardo-magnacare-self-funding-health-care2719576-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Open enrollment: Higher pay could mean higher premiums]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/illinois-ngbh-kaiser-towers-ppaca-health-cost-containment-2719411-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/illinois-ngbh-kaiser-towers-ppaca-health-cost-containment-2719411-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Survey: Public-sector employers struggling with benefit costs]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/colonial-life-public-employers-cost-containment-2719231-1.html 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http://www.benefitnews.com/news/ppaca-healthcare-provider-online-tool-comparison-2717883-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/ppaca-healthcare-provider-online-tool-comparison-2717883-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Employees face higher premiums, fewer plan options]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/towers-watson-healthcare-cost-trends-2717889-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/towers-watson-healthcare-cost-trends-2717889-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Survey finds health benefit cost growth for 2012 likely to be the lowest in 15 years]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/mercer-cost-employee-health-coverage-2717903-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/mercer-cost-employee-health-coverage-2717903-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Kansas City employers save $11 million in health care costs]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/kansas_city_collaborative_nbch_pfizer-2717787-1.html 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health and wealth]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/labor-statistics-medical-care-employee-2717330-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/labor-statistics-medical-care-employee-2717330-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Who killed consumer-directed health care?]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/cdhc-cdhp-healthcare-consumer-driven-costs-2716628-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/cdhc-cdhp-healthcare-consumer-driven-costs-2716628-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Employers can play critical role in battling childhood obesity]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/nbgh-child-obesity-epidemic-health-2717037-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/nbgh-child-obesity-epidemic-health-2717037-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[ Access to child-only health plans declined under new health care law]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/state-exchanges-implementation-market-insurance-2716259-1.html 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12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/nationwide-shutdown-wellness-economy-healthcare-2715794-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/nationwide-shutdown-wellness-economy-healthcare-2715794-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Aetna acquires PayFlex Systems]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/aetna-consumer-payflex-fsa-2715656-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/aetna-consumer-payflex-fsa-2715656-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Crafting high-flying HDHPs]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/video/marty-rosen-health-advocate-hdhp-success2715543-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/video/marty-rosen-health-advocate-hdhp-success2715543-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Health tax break on the table in US debt talks]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/health-tax-break-us-debt-talks-2715413-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/health-tax-break-us-debt-talks-2715413-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[PPACA regulations: Slower than molasses, and how the delay affects benefit plans]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/video/joan-disler-epsteinbeckergreen-ppaca-regulations2714838-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/video/joan-disler-epsteinbeckergreen-ppaca-regulations2714838-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Study finds insurance improvements could help employers]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/jd-power-insurance-improvment-desired-employers-study-2714825-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/jd-power-insurance-improvment-desired-employers-study-2714825-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Payer claims processing remains mixed bag]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/commercial-insurers-pay-claims-fast-error-high-2714713-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/commercial-insurers-pay-claims-fast-error-high-2714713-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[McKinsey: Many US employers to drop health benefits]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/employers-may-drop-benefits-2714277-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/employers-may-drop-benefits-2714277-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Lower health care costs: Employers struggle to change employee behavior]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/health-care-costs-employer-employee-2714214-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/health-care-costs-employer-employee-2714214-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Turning employees into medical shopaholics]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/video/shawn-leavitt-safeway-medical-consumerism2714211-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/video/shawn-leavitt-safeway-medical-consumerism2714211-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Medco says losing pharmacy benefits contact to CVS Caremark not a trend]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/medco-losing-contract-cvs-not-trend-2714044-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/medco-losing-contract-cvs-not-trend-2714044-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Health care exchanges may threaten existence of COBRA]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/health-care-exchanges-existence-cobra-2713173-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/health-care-exchanges-existence-cobra-2713173-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Demanding key data metrics important to cost, quality of care]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/key-data-metrics-quality-of-care-2713183-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/key-data-metrics-quality-of-care-2713183-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Shooting at a moving target]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/moving-target-2713185-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/moving-target-2713185-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Doctors prescribe fewer tests for better care]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/doctors-prescribe-fewer-tests-2713756-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/doctors-prescribe-fewer-tests-2713756-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS <![CDATA[Software to provide daily steps for healthy lifestyle]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 EDT http://www.benefitnews.com/news/healthways-software-daily-health-steps-2713691-1.html http://www.benefitnews.com/news/healthways-software-daily-health-steps-2713691-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS