Premiums and Benefits news and information

CVS Caremark Corp.'s pharmacy-benefit business is taking aim at 17 more drugs in its latest push to steer members away from what it says are expensive drugs with available alternatives.
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A handful of states with Democratic governors haven't met HHS' suggested target for submitting their essential health benefit benchmark plans either.
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The health insurance coverage offered to workers at Black River Memorial Hospital gives the 21-bed facility in Wisconsin an advantage when it comes to recruiting.
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Under national healthcare reform, insurance policies in Maryland will be required to cover acupuncture for pain management and chiropractic care in certain cases.
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Aon Hewitt is rolling out a new health insurance exchange that will enable employers to offer workers a wide array of plans offered by participating insurers.
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Regardless of the particular measurement period employers select to determine which of its part-time, temporary and seasonal workers may be benefits-eligible under health care reform, they will need a robust time and attendance system to perform the calculations, benefits experts say.
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Health insurance premiums for the program that covers federal employees and retirees will increase an average of 3.4% next year, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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Cielostar, a Minneapolis-based healthcare payment and benefits technology company, has named John Reynolds CEO.
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Gov. Pat Quinn has less than a month to choose which benefits will be required in basic health insurance plans sold to individuals and small businesses in Illinois under the federal health care law, an important decision that will determine the cost of future premiums and how broad coverage will be...
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AIM Specialty Health, a Chicago-based specialty benefit manager and a WellPoint subsidiary, named Dr. Susan Nedza to the newly created position of chief medical officer.
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