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February 28, 2006
Employees Should Cover Most Of Cost Of Health Insurance, Op-Ed Says
"There are two primary ways to address burgeoning" health care costs: "increase competition for services by making consumers the direct purchasers of health care; or ration care through strictly applied benefit schedules," Charles Farrell, vice president of Dorman Farrell, writes in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece... click link for more
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Posted by Alex at 02:51 PM
Health Costs Weigh Heavily on Govs
By Daniel C. Vock- Wal-Mart, under attack in state capitols because of claims that many of its employees don't get adequate health insurance and rely on government help instead, pushed back Sunday by telling the nation's governors that it will improve some benefits but that the government needs to do more as
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Posted by Rob at 01:01 PM
Health insurance scheme launched
DUBAI: Salama Islamic Arab Insurance Company has launched Health Takaful in the UAE, the start of a Dh165 million expansion of its insurance products base in the emirates that will help drive future
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Posted by Peter at 12:40 PM
LIC chief says decision on health insurance soon
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) will take a decision on entering the health insurance sector soon. A K Shukla, chairman of LIC, told reporters at a press meet here that Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was yet to permit LIC to enter the health insurance
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Posted by Sean at 12:37 PM
Senate urges look at retail giants' effect on insurance
The state Senate yesterday approved without opposition a bill that would track the employers of residents receiving state FamilyCare health-insurance benefits. Lawmakers said they had introduced the legislation after becoming frustrated that the program - designed for families just above the poverty line - was becoming crowded with employees of Wal-Mart and other big-box
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Posted by Ryan at 11:02 AM
Retirees want Metro health care commitment
In the face of what may be a costly new accounting change, Metro employee and retiree representatives want the city to commit on paper to keep paying roughly 75 percent of retiree health insurance
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Posted by Joe at 10:55 AM
Health insurance debate over
The Health Services Advisory Committee has announced Chickering as the company they will recommend for next year's mandatory student health insurance. The recommended plan will be 5 to 10 percent cheaper than the current one which Chickering offers students at the University, according to members of the Health Services Advisory
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Posted by Alex at 10:36 AM
Committee looks at insurance costs
A committee looking at city insurance costs met for the first time Monday, according to City Administrator Jim Hawks. The city pays 80 percent of health insurance premiums for its employees. Last year, the employee share of those costs increased from $108.14 per month to $129.23 per
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Posted by Stephen at 09:35 AM
