Compensation
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On the last day of the National Association of Health Underwriters 2012 Capitol Conference hundreds of attendees received exciting industry news that made the ballroom erupt with a roar of applause and cheers.
January 26 -
Policy Studies Inc. has a new business process outsourcing service to help address the requirements and deadlines for implementing health insurance exchanges and marketplaces, the company reports.
January 25 -
The health care system is so screwed up in where we invest our money, and that needs to change for costs to become manageable, said a health researcher Tuesday.
January 25 -
Insurance agents play a big role in making sure Congressional legislation comes out the way it does, two members of the House told the National Association of Health Underwriters Capitol Conference Tuesday.
January 25 -
[IMGCAP(1)] NEW YORK | Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:42am EST (Reuters) - When your health insurance provider denies an experimental treatment or a high-cost drug, how much are you willing to pay for the care you believe you need? Barby Ingle, a former cheerleading and dance coach at Washington University who now lives in a Phoenix suburb, has been forced to face this question.
January 24 -
The fourth annual study identifying the top U.S. health systems based was released yesterday by Thomson Reuters, which culled data from more than 300 organizations and singled out 15 hospital systems that achieved superior clinical outcomes based on a composite score of eight measures of quality, patient perception of care and efficiency.
January 24 -
The Obama administration said last week that 28 states have taken steps to establish insurance exchanges under the 2010 health care law, despite the legal and political uncertainties threatening the overhaul.
January 23 -
Express Scripts clients, including employers, have seen minimal disruption since Walgreens left its network earlier this month, says Brian Henry, ESIs senior director of public affairs. In this Q&A, he sits down with EBN to discuss what efforts the company has made to make the transition easier since Walgreens announced last June it would be leaving.
January 19 -
Paycheck a little lighter this month? Despite the extension of the payroll tax cut, taxes are still taking a bigger slice of many workers' pay in 2012. And 2013 could be even worse.
January 18 -
Providers of health insurance face a momentous set of challenges in the coming years, a new report from Aite Group finds.
January 18 -
Only 25% of plan sponsors with 100 or more employees and plan assets between $5 million and $500 million partner with a professional adviser, according to a recent report from The Retirement Advisor Council. The study demonstra
January 17 -
If the health care law is implemented without the individual mandate insurance premiums would rise by as much as 25%, according to a new report by the Urban Institute Health Policy.
January 17 -
What could pediatrician appointments possibly have to do with Joe Merrick's business as an online precious metals dealer? When it comes to health insurance, the answer is everything. The 13 full-time employees of Merrick's Dallas-based Provident Metals have 30 children, all under the age of 15, with four babies born in 2011 alone. That means potentially high medical bills for everything from childbirth to vaccinations, which Merrick had to factor into his health-insurance decisions.
January 17 -
Pharmacy benefits manager CVS Caremark has agreed to pay $5 million to settle an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission that it overcharged seniors and taxpayers in the Medicare prescription drug program. The FTC also announced it has concluded its investigation of the company.
January 17 -
Walgreens is on the offensive this month, informing both employers and employees that its no longer part of the Express Scripts network. Kermit Crawford, president of Walgreens pharmacy, health and wellness business, recently sat down with EBN to discuss how the company plans to move ahead.
January 17 -
Broker-dealers are up in arms over a little-known provision of the Department of Labor's 401(k) plan fee disclosure rules. Ready why some industry observers say the brokerage industry only has itself to blame.
January 12 -
A majority of human resource executives at U.S. hospitals and health care systems expect health care reform to hasten the transformation of the industrys traditional business model, according to a new survey by Towers Watson. The survey also found that workforce issues, including shortages of primary care physicians, the need for a wider array of staff skills and new leadership models, will rise in importance as the industry grapples with this transformation.
January 11 -
U.S. health care spending barely rose in 2010 from record-low recession levels, as high unemployment and the loss of employer-sponsored health benefits forced many Americans to delay or forego medical treatment, government officials said.
January 11 -
HRs role in merger and acquisition deals is growing, say M&A experts at management consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
January 11 -
Walgreens is going through "the worst" part of not being in Express Scripts Inc.'s network and, while the transition is difficult now, the drugstore should rebound as the year progresses, its top pharmacy executive said on Monday.
January 11