Healthcare and Benefits Articles

 

Consumer Driven Health

  20091117 Employers Prefer HSAs in CDHP Offerings, According to Survey (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required) .pdf 11/20/09
  Consumer-Driven Healthcare Savings and the Need for Better Information (Milliman).pdf 05/06/09
  Benefits Card Increases Appeal of Tax-Favored Accounts (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required).pdf 04/21/09
  Consumer-Directed Plans, FSAs Attract Well-Paid, Well Educated Employees, According to Study (Wolters Kluwer).pdf 03/25/09
  Industry Observers Predict Obama Administration, New Congress May Try to Dismantle HSAs (AISHealth.com).pdf 12/11/08
  High-Deductible Health Plans Might Flourish in Economic Downturn (Workforce Management).pdf 12/01/08
  Premium Hikes May Hit Small Firms That Adopt Consumer-Directed Health Plans for the Wrong Reason (AISHealth.com).pdf 10/31/08
  Health Insurers Look To Open Banks as More People Enroll in Health Savings Accounts (Kaiser Family Foundation).pdf 10/24/08
  New BCBSA Survey Finds Enrollment in CDHPs is Up; Consumers Are More Health and Cost Conscious (Blue Cross Blue Shield Association).pdf 10/24/08
  Report Shows Primary Care Doctors Have Limited Knowledge About Consumer-Driven Health Plans (Workforce Management; free registration required).pdf 10/24/08
  Wall Street Concerns May Pressure Custodians of Health Savings Accounts to Drop Rates and Consolidate (AISHealth.com).pdf 10/16/08
  Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans A Data Primer (PDF) (U.S. Congressional Research Service).pdf 09/26/08
  HSAs, FSAs, HRAs Which Consumer Driven Health Care Option Should You Choose (PDF) (The Councial for Affordable Health Insurance).pdf 09/26/08
  Upon Establishing a Health Savings Account, Must CustodianTrustee Ask for Proof the Individual Is Covered by a High-Deductible Health Plan (Wolters Kluwer).pdf 09/18/08
  Does HSA CustodianTrustee Have to Verify Whether HSA Distributions Are Used for Qualified Medical Expenses (Wolters Kluwer).pdf 09/12/08
  IRS Releases HSA Comparability Guidance (Watson Wyatt Worldwide).pdf 09/12/08
  Answering Your Questions about Health Savings Accounts, Updated for 2008 and 2009 (PDF) (Council for Affordable Health Insurance).pdf 09/05/08
  Highlights of Health Savings Accounts (Financial Planning).pdf 09/05/08
  HSA Savings Insufficient to Fund Retiree Health (Wolters Kluwer).pdf 08/22/08
  Consumer-Driven Health Insurance Marketplace Continues to Grow (Wolters Kluwer).pdf 08/18/08
 
 

Disease Management

  20091102 Health Risk Assessments Face Bias Hurdle (Workforce Management).pdf 11/03/09
  Integrated Health Care Can Improve Chronic Illness Treatment (Wolters Kluwer).pdf 04/15/09
  More Large Employers Offer Chronic Disease Management Programs to Reduce Health Care Costs (Kaiser Family Foundation).pdf 04/06/09
  Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions (Center for Studying Health System Change).pdf 04/03/09
  Health Plans Use Variety of Strategies to Identify and Ensure Compliance Among Diabetics (AISHealth.com).pdf 03/19/09
  Public Employers Focusing More on Disease Management, According to Survey (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required).pdf 01/16/09
  Preventing Chronic Illness Prologue (PDF) (Health Affairs).pdf 01/07/09
  The Diabetes Prevention Program How The Participants Did It (Health Affairs).pdf 01/07/09
  Study Examines Chronic Disease Management Programs (KaiserNetwork.org).pdf 11/18/08
  Chronic Disease Management Evidence of Predictable Savings (PDF) (Health Management Associates).pdf 11/11/08
  The Rise of the Personal Health Record Panacea or Pitfall for Health Information (PDF) (American Health Lawyers Association via Gray Plant Mooty).pdf 10/31/08
  Aetna and Microsoft To Partner on Personal Health Records Project (California HealthCare Foundation).pdf 10/24/08
  New Health Care Information Technology Tools Aim To Help Patients Manage Health Conditions (Kaiser Family Foundation).pdf 10/16/08
  Ensuring Quality through Appropriate Use of Diagnostic Imaging (America's Health Insurance Plans).pdf 08/08/08
  Insurers Using Radiology Benefit Managers To Cut Down on Unnecessary, Costly Imaging Procedures (Kaiser Family Foundation).pdf 08/08/08
  Making the Business Case How Engaging Employees in Preventive Care Can Reduce Healthcare Costs (PDF) (C-Change).pdf 08/08/08
  Employee Skepticism About Health Risk Assessments (Hewitt Associates) .pdf 07/11/08
  Innovations Lacking in Provider Payment Reform for Chronic Disease Care (Center for Studying Health System Change) .pdf 07/11/08
  Baltimore Sun Examines Google, Microsoft Personal Health Record Systems (Kaiser Family Foundation) .pdf 07/11/08
  Microsoft, Google and Others Agree to Electronic Health Records Standard .pdf 06/27/08
 
 

Group Health - General

  20091208 State of the Third-Party Administrator Industry & Forecast for 2010 (Society of Professional Benefit Administrators) .pdf 12/09/09
  20091118 Rising Obesity Will Cost U.S. Health Care $344 Billion a Year (USA TODAY). pdf.pdf 11/20/09
  20091118 Clinical Evidence Protocols Rejected Under ERISA Plan's Medical Necessity Standard (Roy Harmon III via Health Plan Law) .pdf 11/20/09
  20091119 Interim Final Regulations on Increased Penalties for HIPAA Violations (PDF) (Buck Consultants) .pdf 11/20/09
  20091109 IBM to Pay for Workers' Primary Care (Business Insurance) .pdf 11/10/09
  20091105 2009 Year-End Health and Welfare Issues (DrinkerBiddle) .pdf 11/06/09
  20091105 Employers Offering Health Benefits Can No Longer Ignore HIPAA (DrinkerBiddle) .pdf 11/06/09
  20091104 These 5 Healthcare Culprits Cost $1 Trillion (CNNMoney.com) .pdf 11/05/09
  20091104 Insurance Discounts for Healthy Habits Spur Debate in Washington (Los Angeles Times).pdf 11/05/09
  20091103 Childhood Obesity Weighs on Benefit Budgets (BenefitNews.com) .pdf 11/04/09
  20091023 Accidents of History Created the U.S. Health System (All Things Considered via National Public Radio) .pdf 10/30/09
  20091025 Employer That Did Not Comply with Health Plan's COBRA Notice Requirements Is Not Entitled to Stop-Loss Reimbursement (Employee Benefits Institute of America) .pdf 10/30/09
  20091026 Employer-Based Insurance Employees Are Paying More, Getting Less (Time Inc.) .pdf 10/30/09
  20091026 .Small Business Faces Sharp Rise in Costs of Health Care (The New York Times; free registration required) .pdf 10/30/09
  20091026 Plan Administrator Cannot Consider Motivation for Participants' Divorces When Determining Status of QDRO (Employee Benefits Institute of America) .pdf 10/30/09
  20091029 Wellpoint and Other Health Insurers Say Claim Costs Increasing with COBRA and the Flu (The Associated Press via Google) .pdf 10/30/09
  Health Care Cost Inflation Appears to Slow, but Statistics Can Be Misleading (Workforce Management; free registration required).pdf 05/20/09
  Physicians Respond to Pay-for-Performance Incentives Larger Incentives Yield Greater Participation (PDF) (American Journal of Managed Care).pdf 05/12/09
  Employees Taking Antidepressants and Other Psychiatric Drugs Often Don't Receive Help They Need (Human Resource Executive Online).pdf 05/06/09
  Old Concept, Worksite Health Clinics, Gets New Lease in Battle to Curb Costs, Boost Productivity (Mercer LLC).pdf 05/05/09
 
 
 
 

Retiree Health

  20091119 Employers Continue to Shift Health Costs to Retirees (PLANSPONSOR.com free registration required) .pdf 11/20/09
  The Tab for Public Employee Retiree Health Care Benefits Is Spiraling Out of Control (Cable News Network).pdf 05/14/09
  Retiree Health Benefits in the Recession (The Century Foundation).pdf 12/19/08
  General Motors Retirees Lose Company Health Care Coverage; Will Receive $300 Monthly To Purchase Coverage (Kaiser Family Foundation).pdf 10/16/08
  Addressing the Challenge of Funding Retiree Medical Benefits (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required).pdf 09/12/08
  HSA Savings Insufficient to Fund Retiree Health (Wolters Kluwer).pdf 08/22/08
  Small Number of Companies Finding New Value in Offering Retiree Health Care Benefits (Workforce Management; free registration required).pdf 08/18/08
  Employer-Sponsored Retiree Medical Plans Coming Up Short .pdf 06/11/08
  Employees Less Likely to Retire Without Access to Health Coverage, Watson Wyatt Study Finds .pdf 06/06/08
  Rising Health Care Costs Lead Workers to Delay Retirement .pdf 05/16/08
  Lack of Health Care Weighs Heavily on Decision to Retire .pdf 05/09/08
  Retiree Health Care Plans Staging a Comeback .pdf 04/03/08
  Supreme Court allows retiree benefit cuts .pdf 03/28/08
  Health Costs Loom Large for Retirees.pdf 03/20/08
  Employer Cutbacks have Retirees Facing more Health-Care Costs .pdf 02/27/08
  Some Large Employers Shift Costs of Retiree Health Care to Medicare Advantage Plans.pdf 02/27/08
  VEBAs - The Answer to Healthcare Benefits Costs For Retirees.pdf 02/18/08
 
 

Rx - PBM

  20091116 Drug Makers Raise Prices in Face of Health Care Reform (The New York Times; free registration required) .pdf 11/20/09
  U.S. Prescription Drug Use Fell in 2008, Study Says (AP via The Washington Post; free registration required).pdf 05/14/09
  Wal-Mart Expands Discount Drug Program to Businesses (Synapse Medical Publishers, Inc.).pdf 05/08/09
  Competition Among Pharmacies Could Spur Change in Industry (Kaiser Family Foundation).pdf 05/06/09
  Drug MakersInsurers Drug Deals Tie Prices to How Well Patients Do (The New York Times; free registration required).pdf 04/27/09
  Tracking Major Prescription Drugs Going Generic and Cost Savings (PDF) (Milliman) .pdf 04/27/09
  PBMs Are Taking New Steps to Influence Consumer Behavior and Push Generics (AISHealth.com).pdf 04/17/09
  Drug Prices Up, According to AARP Study (AP via The Sun News).pdf 04/17/09
  Insurance Payment Lags As Cancer Care Comes in a Pill (The New York Times; free registration required).pdf 04/16/09
  AWP Settlement and the Implications for the Healthcare Industry (Deloitte via BenefitsLink.com).pdf 04/09/09
  Wal-MartCaterpillar Prescription Drug Price Program May Drive Down Employer Health-Care Costs (Chicago Tribune).pdf 03/31/09
  Requiring Generics for Rx's May Be Leading to Higher Health Care Costs (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required).pdf 03/23/09
  Assessing the Future Basis of Drug Pricing (PDF) (Milliman).pdf 02/16/09
  Employer Brings Simplicity to Specialty Pharmacy Benefits (Employee Benefit News; free registration required).pdf 02/10/09
  Boston Globe Examines Debate Over Cost Effectiveness of Mail-Order Pharmacies (Kaiser Family Foundation).pdf 02/03/09
  More Nonelderly Americans Face Problems Affording Prescription Drugs (Center for Studying Health System Change).pdf 01/22/09
  PBMs Tout Transparency, but Model Doesn't Always Lower Drug Costs for Clients (AISHealth.com).pdf 01/22/09
  CMS Finalizes Medicare Rule That Aims To Stop Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practice That Inflates Drug Costs for Some Beneficiaries (Kaiser Family Foundation).pdf 01/09/09
  Health Insurers See Value of Covering Members in Rx Clinical Trials (AISHealth.com).pdf 01/09/09
  Health Insurers Roll Out Value-Based Prescription Drug Plans, Tap a Growing Demand (AISHealth.com).pdf 01/06/09
 
 

Wellness

  20091215 Is Your Wellness Program Cost Effective.pdf 12/16/09
  20091124 Health Debate Overlooks Wellness Programs (CourierPostOnline.comCourier-Post) .pdf 11/25/09
  20091116 Wellness Programs Survive Economic Crisis (Reuters via moneynews.com) .pdf 11/20/09
  20091118 Rising Obesity Will Cost U.S. Health Care $344 Billion a Year (USA TODAY). pdf.pdf 11/20/09
  20091119 Employer's Guide to Wellness Programs (PDF) (Lockton Benefits Group) .pdf 11/20/09
  20091109 Behavioral Economics Plays a Big Role in the Success of Wellness Programs (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required) .pdf 11/10/09
  20091104 These 5 Healthcare Culprits Cost $1 Trillion (CNNMoney.com) .pdf 11/05/09
  20091104 Insurance Discounts for Healthy Habits Spur Debate in Washington (Los Angeles Times).pdf 11/05/09
  20091102 Health Risk Assessments Face Bias Hurdle (Workforce Management).pdf 11/03/09
  20091030 Corporate Wellness Programs Healthier Employees, Lower Costs (Kaiser Family Foundation).pdf 11/02/09
  Wellness Programs May Become Universal for Federal Government Workers (GovernmentExecutive.com).pdf 05/22/09
  Unequal Access to Employer Wellness Programs (PDF) (John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey).pdf 05/14/09
  Congress Plans Incentives for Healthy Habits (The New York Times; free registration required).pdf 05/12/09
  Informal Discussion Letter Indicates That Requiring Health Risk Assessments to Obtain Health Coverage Violates ADA (Employee Benefits Institute of America).pdf 05/12/09
  Healthy Lifestyle Key to Controlling Costs (Capitol News Company LLC).pdf 05/06/09
  Employers Underestimate Costs of Poor Employee Health, According to Study (Chiropractic Economics).pdf 05/06/09
  Company Wellness Programs Move More Toward 'Sticks' Rather Than 'Carrots' (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required).pdf 05/05/09
  Companies Find Inexpensive Ways to Promote Wellness (Workforce Management; free registration required).pdf 04/27/09
  Unhealthy Employees Cut Productivity, According to Study (Business Insurance).pdf 04/27/09
  Analysis of the Impact of Height, Weight, and Smoking on Medical Claim Costs (PDF) (Milliman).pdf 04/27/09
 
 

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