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EBRI: CDHPs doomed unless better education provided
The concept of consumer-driven health care – benefit plans with high deductibles combined with tax-preferred accounts – is doomed to fail unless education initiatives for consumers are improved, reports the Employee Benefit Research
Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based policy think tank.
http://ebn.benefitnews.com/asset/article/529961/index.html
Employers favor private-industry reforms
Employers don't seem to have much faith that the next president will produce significant health care reform, according to a new survey from Employee Benefit News and CBIZ Benefits & Insurance.
http://ebn.benefitnews.com/asset/article/529951/index.html
Companies could help lagging spirits with better wellness programs
A surprisingly low percentage of employees indicate a desire to exercise, making it all the more important that employers promote wellness programs at their worksites, according to a new study released this week by ComPsych.
http://ebn.benefitnews.com/asset/article/530911/index.html
Fortune lauds the ‘Best' 100 employers
Robust workplace benefits still remain a key factor in why some employers appear on Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.
http://ebn.benefitnews.com/asset/article/530921/index.html
San Francisco moves toward universal health care
San Francisco has the authority to require employers with more than 20 employees to make specified "per hour" health care expenditures on behalf of their covered employees, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled. The decision
effectively creates a universal health care program for the city.
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