Employee Benefit News

Issue Date: 12/01/2006

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1. Hurricane Katrina gets Louisiana to rethink certain benefit offerings:... The Big Easy continues to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. The process has brought subtle and not-so-subtle changes to the benefits landscape in Louisiana, says J. (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 2. 2006 KFF-HRET Employer Health Benefits Survey: Health inflation lower, but... This year showed the slowest rate of group health care premium growth since 2000, which is music to the ears of HR professionals. However, the ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 3. Retailers offering low-cost generics shake drug market.(prescription drug... While health care analysts agree that consumers will benefit from Wal-Mart's recent decision to sell certain generic drugs for $4 a month, there's plenty of ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 4. Solving the health care crisis: Experts say Canada/U.S. health care... If both countries are seeking a high-quality, more cost-effective health care system, the U.S. system will need to look more like Canada's and Canada will ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 5. At Deadline. SBA launches one-stop site for benefit compliance needs Companies with fewer than 500 employees make up 99.7% of all businesses. However, the prevalence of small ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 6. 2006: What a year it was.(Pension Protection Act of 2006 and employee... As EBN's 20th year in print draws to a close, I've been reflecting on what a watershed year it's been for benefits. The biggest event ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 7. A look at the dream life of benefits directors.(small chat with Sean O'... Ever get the impression that employees see you as a bit of a Scrooge? I have - because they tell me to my face all ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 8. Brakes on the bandwagon: Pros and cons of HSAs: Benefits managers need to... Health savings accounts are attracting the attention of many seeking an alternative to traditional health insurance. In recent years, these plans offering to make basic ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 9. Consumer-driven health plans top 2006 sea changes. Ted keeps himself in reasonably good shape with a semi-regular exercise regimen. Although he's hardly a paragon of fitness, he's certainly not a sedentary, high-risk ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 10. Online auctions: Benefit buying in cyberspace.(Highroad Consulting Ltd.) Don't tell Brent Bannerman, the founder of the benefits technology firm HighRoads, that an online auction to buy benefits is just like eBay. "eBay only ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
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