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Although survey results show employers forecast that "the pace of layoffs may be slowing from the staggering highs of the last few months, ... there will certainly be more to come," admits Kathryn Yates, global director of communication consulting at Watson Wyatt. "While employers continue to make...

In a "Five Minutes With ..." podcast, Maria Henderson, founder of HDM solutions and chair-elect of the Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission, spoke with EBN Managing Editor Leah Carlson Shepherd about the commission´s leadership awards for disability management and tips for employers...

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This month, EBN's Kathleen Koster spent "Five Minutes With ..." Howard Bernstein, a labor and employment attorney at Chicago-based law firm Neal Gerber Eisenberg. Bernstein serves up some straight talk regarding HR policy changes expected from the incoming administration and how they will affect a company´s...

I'm in the Big Apple today for the Benefits Health Care NY Show & Conference, co-hosted by EBN and Flagg Management. I'm presenting this morning in a session with Sara Collins, assistant vice president at The Commonwealth Fund. We'll be taking on the hefty topic, "What's next for health care reform?"...

In my opinion she is "qualified" because of her state administrative and health insurance background. Whether she will be effective is another question. I would hope that she avoid the "rush" to push everyone into a new system but, instead, apply relevant data, varied expert opinions, and prudence to...

With less than a month to go before e-prescribing technology mandates for Medicare Part D plans become effective, some plans still aren't ready to comply, AIS Health reports.

Yes, I do think Sebelius is a good pick to lead HHS. Way back last year, I was hoping that she would be Barack's VP, so I'm happy to see her be appointed to such an important post.

Nay - it's as simple as that!

In my opinion, the most important issue that has to be resolved is cost transparency. There is no other service or "purchase" that an employee makes that they don't know the cost up front, this includes prescriptions. There needs to be consumer input component also. Do you really think when Barbra...