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Mapping out a strategy for target-date funds
More employers with 401(k) plans are "mapping" their workers into target-date funds. As a result, target-date fund assets have jumped from about $15 billion in 2002 to about $183 billion as of December 2007, reports the Vanguard Investment
Counseling and Research unit.
http://ebn.benefitnews.com/asset/article/559321/index.html
Employers say measuring ROI on onsite clinics is a top concern
Companies are keen on onsite health centers because they believe the clinics can make a dent in health care costs and increase workers' productivity. Yet the real challenge in running the center may stem from determining whether the
investment is paying off, according to experts.
http://ebn.benefitnews.com/asset/article/559331/index.html
EBRI/Commonwealth Fund: Market penetration is still small for CDHPs
Consumer-directed health plans hit the insurance market in 2001, but according to new research, only 2% of privately-insured adults are enrolled in a CDHP with a tax-advantaged account.
http://ebn.benefitnews.com/asset/article/558221/index.html
Experts predict key trends in value-based health design
The Center for Health Value Information recently identified five key trends in value-based health design. Some might say the trends speak to the fact that employers still believe a market economy can produce creative solutions to reduce
health care costs.
http://ebn.benefitnews.com/asset/article/558201/index.html
Dependent eligibility concerns spark debate
Employee Benefit News' Editor in Chief Kelley Butler printed a Letter from the Editor in March which elicited quite a response from readers.
http://ebn.benefitnews.com/asset/article/559341/index.html
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