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Md. TPA offers its national Healthy Solution for employee health costs

Bob Graham — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:09:26 +0000

A health insurance administrator, based in Maryland, is offering a new approach toward health and wellness, hoping it will bend the curve on health costs for its clients.

Md. TPA offers its national Healthy Solution for employee health costs via IFAwebnews.

Majority of mid-sized to large companies to keep health plans in ’12

Bob Graham — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:50:00 +0000

Nearly three-quarters (71%) of mid-sized to large companies intend to keep their health insurance plans in place for 2012, according to a new Towers Watson survey.

Majority of mid-sized to large companies to keep health plans in ’12 via IFAwebnews.

Carriers must woo employers to improve health insurance outlook

Jaime L. Brockway — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:46:42 +0000

Insurance carriers need to improve if service fundamentals by “proactively” offer advice and provide customized options to employers if they are to increase employer satisfaction with health insurance plans, a new study suggests.

Carriers must woo employers to improve health insurance outlook via IFAwebnews.

Employers adopt ‘wait and see’ approach toward health reform’s costs

Bob Graham — Tue, 03 May 2011 17:27:27 +0000

The majority of employers are taking a “wait and see” approach toward their employee benefits programs, delaying any action to respond to the likely reduction in plan design flexibility brought on by federal health reform, a new study finds.

Employers adopt ‘wait and see’ approach toward health reform’s costs via IFAwebnews.

Highmark, Geisinger ink deal to keep Penn State employees in-network

IFAwebnews Staff — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:29:43 +0000

A deal between Highmark Blue Shield and Geisinger Health System will enable Penn State University employees to continue in the PPOBlue Network.

Highmark, Geisinger ink deal to keep Penn State employees in-network via IFAwebnews.

Companies plan modest changes to employee benefits packages

Bob Graham — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:09:47 +0000

About one-third of chief financial officers and senior comptrollers in the U.S. plan to cut health care benefits at their companies, according to a new Grant Thornton survey.

Companies plan modest changes to employee benefits packages via IFAwebnews.

Calif. cities, Philadelphia, other areas see health premium rates soar

Bob Graham — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:22:19 +0000

A collection of nine U.S. metropolitan areas, including five in California and Philadelphia, experienced higher than average increases in their health premiums for this plan year.

Calif. cities, Philadelphia, other areas see health premium rates soar via IFAwebnews.

Aetna takes University of Virginia contract from Southern Health

Bob Graham — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:11:04 +0000

Aetna will replace Southern Health as the plan administrator of health insurance to the University of Virginia, starting Jan. 1, 2011, according to the university.

Aetna takes University of Virginia contract from Southern Health via IFAwebnews.

Employer charged with illegally ending N.C. employees’ health plans

Bob Graham — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:40:05 +0000

An employer in Raleigh, N.C., was arrested and charged with willfully terminating a group health plan, costing two employees a total of more than $2,000 in unpaid claims.

Employer charged with illegally ending N.C. employees’ health plans via IFAwebnews.

Rendell to sign expansion of COBRA health benefits

IFAwebnews Staff — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:20:18 +0000

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said he will sign legislation expanding Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) health benefits to employees laid off by small companies, following approval of the measure ... Read →

Rendell to sign expansion of COBRA health benefits via IFAwebnews.