Business Insurance - Health Care Benefits http://businessinsurance.com/section/topics?tagID=74 http://www.businessinsurance.com en-us Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:11:34 EST 10 Can this Towers Watson plan cut corporate health care costs? http://businessinsurance.com/article/20120221/NEWS03/120229999 20120221/NEWS03/120229999 CHICAGO (Crain's)—A new health insurance option that promises deep discounts through a "narrow network" is being shopped to big, self-insured companies in the Chicago area, a move that could intensify competition among insurance providers and... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:39:18 EST Benefit Manager of the YearŽ Award nominations extended to March 9 http://businessinsurance.com/article/20120220/NEWS03/120129966 20120220/NEWS03/120129966 Know an outstanding professional employee benefit manager? Nominate him or her for Business Insurance's 2012 Benefit Manager of the YearŽ Award. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:00:00 EST Rising costs, health care reform law create more interest in self-funding http://businessinsurance.com/article/20120219/NEWS05/302199998 20120219/NEWS05/302199998 As health care costs continue to climb, many midsize employers are turning to self-funding as a cost-effective way to provide health benefits to their employees. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:00:00 EST Reform law could fuel self-funding http://businessinsurance.com/article/20120219/NEWS05/302199999 20120219/NEWS05/302199999 The passage of health care reform is likely to further accelerate the growth of middle-market self-funding. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:00:00 EST Early Retiree Reinsurance Program closed to new claims http://businessinsurance.com/article/20120217/NEWS03/120219887 20120217/NEWS03/120219887 WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has stopped paying new claims under a $5 billion program created by the health care reform law that partially reimburses employers and other organizations that sponsor early retiree health... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:48:20 EST Automatic enrollment in larger employer health plans delayed to 2014 http://businessinsurance.com/article/20120215/NEWS03/120219941 20120215/NEWS03/120219941 WASHINGTON—A provision in the health care reform law that requires employers with more than 200 employees to automatically enroll new employees in one of their health care plans will not go into effect until 2014, federal regulators say. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:57:26 EST Willis says revenues up, will take contingents on benefits business http://businessinsurance.com/article/20120214/NEWS04/120219946 20120214/NEWS04/120219946 LONDON—Willis Group Holdings P.L.C. said Tuesday that its revenue increased 4% in 2011, driven in part by improved business retention and an uptick in new clients. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:55:51 EST Baljit Dail leaving as co-CEO of Aon Hewitt http://businessinsurance.com/article/20120214/NEWS04/120219947 20120214/NEWS04/120219947 Baljit Dail is leaving Aon Corp. as co-CEO of its Aon Hewitt consulting arm. Mr. Dail, who joined Aon in 2005 from McKinsey & Co., has run Aon Hewitt together with Kristi Savacool since May 2011. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:49:33 EST Obama's 2013 budget plan would ramp up health care savings http://businessinsurance.com/article/20120213/NEWS03/120219969 20120213/NEWS03/120219969 WASHINGTON (Reuters)—President Barack Obama on Monday proposed more aggressive deficit reductions through savings from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs than the White House put forward just five months ago. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:00:00 EST Benefit changes better understood with targeted messages http://businessinsurance.com/article/20120212/NEWS03/302129993 20120212/NEWS03/302129993 Employers that want their employees to better understand their benefits could borrow tactics used by advertisers and marketers: Know your audience and customize the message to meet their personal needs. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:00:00 EST