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Explaining the Exchanges to Employees Won’t Be Easy
… marketplaces, will be the preferred way to provide health care benefits in the next three to five years, according to ..... Affordable Care Act, employers will be required to offer health care benefits to employees who work at least 30 hours a week …
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The Affordable Care Act: Executives Take Note
… than I realized. This article from Kaiser Health News talks about how executives won't be able to get better health care benefits under the law than other employees. There's an anti-discrimination provision in the act that could trigger …
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Employee Health Incentives: Myth or Miracle?
The Affordable Care Act will encourage employers to expand incentive programs like cash and games. Some studies back their efficacy. Yet some experts claim incentives undermine personal responsibility rather than encourage it.
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Employees Opening Health Savings Accounts in Record Numbers
With 2014 contribution limits just released and more employers making high-deductible health plans their sole health benefit option, HSAs will continue to grow.
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Employee Opinion of Health Care Benefits Value Drops: Mercer
… percentage of employees who believe their group health care benefits are worth the out-of-pocket costs they pay sank ..... Conversely, 20 percent of employees said their health care benefits were "probably" or "definitely" not worth the …
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Hot List 2013: Dental and Vision Insurers
… Mercer in Atlanta, says this is because the cost and health care benefits these plans offer far outweighs the amount of money ..... take control of their health."In addition to the health care benefits , employers also see these plans as way to attract …
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Lack of Vision, Dental Benefits Could Be Shortsighted
… Mercer in Atlanta, says this is because the cost and health care benefits these plans offer far outweighs the amount of money ..... take control of their health."In addition to the health care benefits , employers also see these plans as way to attract …
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Health Care Affordability Still Confusing to Employees and Employers Alike, Study Finds
The federal government determined 9.5 percent is the affordability threshold for health care coverage. According to a recent ADP study, approximately 8.6 percent of single full-time employees pay 9.5 percent or more of their total income to obtain coverage.
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The Pre-existing Conditions: Buildup to Health Care Reform Bound to Bring Overload of Information
A flood of marketing materials from private and state health care exchanges, insurance providers and others that are expected to start peddling their health insurance products will flood employees as 2014 approaches. Do you have the answers they will be asking?
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Film, Class: Roger Ebert's Passion for His Work Should Inspire Us All
When Roger Ebert announced on April 2 that he was taking a " leave of presence ," it was a shocking reminder that the seemingly indefatigable movie critic and author was human after all. He just seemed superhuman with the prolific amount of content and critiques he culled together over his career.
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Get Well Soon? Wellness Programs May Help Decrease Health Costs, Survey Shows
Employers who focus on providing preventive care rather than basic health care for immediate medical needs may end up with happier, more productive employees as well as a healthier bottom line, according to a study by the MetLife Mature Market Institute.
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Data Bank Focus: Who Takes Advantage of Health Care Benefits ?
… fewer employees participated in these programs. For health care benefits , the trend is somewhat different. Fewer workers have access to health care benefits , and fewer employees take advantage of them. Overall …
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Data Bank Focus: Who Pays for Health Care Benefits ?
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that among all civilian workers participating in a health care benefits program, 21 percent enjoy "free" insurance for themselves. Their employer pays the full premium, which on …
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Survey Finds Employers Are Unlikely to Drop Health Care Benefits
… are unlikely to stop offering health care benefits in the wake of the landmark ..... organizations to stop offering health care benefits and pay a fine under the new ..... would be better off dropping health care benefits . An additional 12.4 percent …
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Court OKs Trust to Handle Goodyear Retiree Health Care Benefits , Company Says
… of the companyâ s retiree health care benefits has been approved by U.S ..... trust, which will provide health care benefits to the companyâ s current and ..... and future post-employment health care benefits from its balance sheet. The …
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The CYA Report: Cancer and Careers
The CYA Report podcast is a partnership between Workforce and Fistful of Talent. In this edition, Workforce Senior Writer Rita Pyrillis discusses her March cover story on how companies can support cancer Survivors in the workplace while managing costs. Listen to the podcast below.
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More Employers Looking to Impose Wellness Program Nonparticipation Penalties in 2014
Fifty-eight percent of employers are looking to impose penalties on employees who do not participate in health and wellness programs in the coming years, according to a survey published by Aon Hewitt.
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Careers, Culture & Cancer
No one likes to talk about cancer, but it is not the taboo workplace subject it was in years past. In fact, progressive companies are supporting workers who have cancer like never before.
