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After seeing enrollment in its medical plans gradually dwindle to less than 2% of total group membership, the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America will shutter this product line and instead focus on dental, disability, life, critical illness and disability offerings.
February 14 -
Critics of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) once warned that the law would decimate mini-med plans that is, until the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) issued regulatory guidance.
February 14 -
On Feb. 8, the National Labor Relations Board announced that it had settled a complaint against American Medical Response of Connecticut for discharging an employee who made negative comments on her Facebook page about a supervisor.
February 11 -
The Obama administration is expected to propose a way for states to raise more money in payroll taxes to pay for the cost of unemployment insurance.
February 10 -
The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently issued new standards for its Patient-Centered Medical Home program. More than 7,700 clinicians at 1,500 sites use existing standards from Washington-based NCQA in their medical home initiatives.
February 9 -
As employers start to conduct cost-benefit analysis on providing health insurance under the health law, they should also study some proposals by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (NCFRR).
February 9 -
Employers are expected to invest more money to protect personal information in response to increased government regulation and enforcement and to stem the rising tide of risk, according to a new report released by Ernst & Young.
February 8 -
Small-business managers are expecting hiring activity within their organizations to improve in 2011, according to a new survey. However, they say it will likely be hindered by continued challenges related to accessing credit, government regulations and health insurance costs.
February 7 -
The Great Place to Work Institute and Fortune magazine recently released the 100 best companies to work for list, which also lauds employers that went the extra mile to deliver unusual perks within their benefits programs.
February 7 -
In Nelson v. NASA, the Supreme Court ruled that public employers may ask comprehensive background questions of employees.
February 4
