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ERISA Attacks Threaten Self-Insured Health Benefits (Risk and Insurance)

Employee Benefits Risk and Insurance June 11th 2008
Self-insured employers spending millions of dollars for employee health benefits face increased new costs and regulatory hurdles from state legislatures searching for ways to carry out their healthcare reform initiatives.

'Medical tourism' emerging as unique benefit

Employee Benefits Benefit News June 6th 2008
A new employee benefit trend is challenging some sensitive beliefs that the United States has the best health care on earth, and that high quality medical care is not available overseas.

The State of the Market for Healthcare Captives (Strategic Risk Solutions)

Employee Benefits Strategic Risk Solutions May 27th 2008
Strategic Risk Solutions examines the continued growth of healthcare captives.

HSA Enrollment Increases to 6.1 Million, a 35% Increase in Annual Growth (MyHealthGuide Newsletter)

Employee Benefits MyHealthGuide May 11th 2008
Enrollment in health savings accounts linked to high-deductible health insurance plans continues to surge with 6.1 million people covered by HSAs as of Jan. 1, a 35% increase over Jan. 1, 2007, according to a survey released on 4/30/08.

Captive Review - Article of the Month - Group Benefits

Employee Benefits Captive Review April 10th 2008
Spring Consulting's John Cassell discusses how increasing innovation is leading small companies to consider group captive programmes to fund health-related risks.

401(k) Participants Can Sue Under ERISA

Employee Benefits The National Underwriter, Property and Casualty March 13th 2008
A recent Supreme Court ruling that Individual participants in 401(k) retirement plans can sue under ERISA to recover their losses has created concern within the insurance industry.

Responding to trends in group health plans

Employee Benefits Meritain Health December 17th 2007
David C. Parker of Meritain Health describes why the self-funded model is the optimum choice for providing flexible, cost-efficient healthcare.

Predictions about Health Care (Including Consumer Driven Health)

Employee Benefits Human Resources Consulting Group November 8th 2007
Rob J. Thurston, President of the HR Consulting Group and Anamaria Szekely advocate the use of shared responsibility of healthcare costs by employees to lower health insurance premiums.

2007 SHPS Health Practices Study: What Every Self-Insured Employer Should Know

Employee Benefits SHPS September 12th 2007
A recent report by SHPS has identified that the use of certain practices in healthcare management may help explain the significant differences in employee healthcare costs between large and mid-size companies.

Predictions about Health Care (including Consumer Driven Health)

Employee Benefits Human Resources Consulting Group September 7th 2007
A recent Mercer survey found that health insurance costs are expected to grow by nearly 9% on average in 2008. HR Consulting Group?s President Rob J. Thurston gives his thoughts on the future of U.S. Health Care.