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The biggest threat to our financial stability is the unfunded retired employee health insurance liability. This liability is estimated at $100 million. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
New AFSCME deal to cost state $242 million Sep 10, 2008
For example, the contract calls for the creation of an employee wellness program that aims to cut down on employee health insurance costs. State Rep. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
> High costs, global competition drive benefit changes Sep 10, 2008
The company, once willing to pick up the tab of employee health insurance as many employers did decades ago, now is trying to avoid high health care costs for all parties by offering incentives for employees to stay healthy. We needed cost controls, said Kay Cooke, director of benefits. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
PG&E Named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index Sep 9, 2008
"Never before has there been a clearer line of sight between corporate social responsibility and creating lasting value for stakeholders. Leading companies today have to focus as much or more on how they arrive at their bottom line as they do on the bottom line itself. We're working daily to drive this mindset throughout PGsiness." Earning a spot on the DJSI reflects PGng-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility, including environmental performance, employee health and safety,... (PR Newswire)
Budget balances Missoula wants, needs Sep 9, 2008
It targets parks, planning, open space, transportation alternatives and communications and considers higher employee health care premiums or reducing the health insurance fund balance. I don t think the list reflects Missoulians priorities but I wait to be convinced otherwise. (Missoulian, MT)
Lobbyists spared as budgets slashed Sep 8, 2008
He oversaw big-ticket items such as the state's effort to privatize government duties, not to mention state employee health and retirement benefits and procurement policy. Palm Beach County's team also includes Foley & Lardner's Jonathan Kilman, former legal counsel to Crist's election campaign, and Ackerman Senterfitt's Monica Rodriguez, former aide to outgoing House Speaker Marco Rubio. (The Palm Beach Post)
Gasping, antiquated equipment to be replaced in new budget Sep 7, 2008
The Administration portion of the General Fund expenditures includes the city s employee health insurance, Social Security, pension, life insurance, etc. An increase in this fund reflected a 10 percent increase in insurance costs which the city paid for as an employee benefit. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Trash meeting draws heated opposition Sep 6, 2008
However, due to the increased amount Malden has to pay out for employee health insurance, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the upkeep of parks, and education, city management was forced to create a new revenue stream for this fiscal year, the mayor said. The basic message from the State House was that cities and towns are on their own, Howard added, saying that Malden must shell out $6 million for local charter schools this year alone. (Malden Observer, MA)
Kay proposes $740,046 addition Sep 5, 2008
5 million budget by $740,046 to cover past snow removal costs, and unpaid town employee health insurance expenses in fiscal year 2008 ... She said the proposed increase to the town budget will erase a $567,299 deficit in the 2007-08 snow removal account, cover $437,686 in employee health insurance expenses and establish a baseline for future budgets ... Kay said any changes made to the town employee health insurance coverage would probably not have any impact on the fiscal year 2009 budget. (Weymouth News, MA)
Budget woes spark school district mergers Sep 3, 2008
With local school boards facing spiraling prices for fuel, employee health insurance and other operating costs and opposition to increases in property taxes that largely pay for them the idea of consolidating to save money is becoming an increasingly common discussion topic. "These conversations are going to be inevitable," said Education Secretary Gerald Zahorchak, who has been gently encouraging Pennsylvania's smallest rural school districts to at least consider merging or sharing services. (USA Today -- News)
Perry's Auto, 74 years old, is thriving business Sep 2, 2008
When Mike became owner 10 years ago small businesses nationwide were abandoning employee health plans. So what did Mike do. (Lompoc Record, CA)
change: Healthcare Aug 27, 2008
Dubbed the Healthcare Consumerism Index -- or HCI -- the software product helps a company look at employee health care purchase patterns. It is meant to steer employees toward less expensive options for medical services, treatments and prescriptions. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
ArborOne Financial Named A Best Place to Work in South Carolina by SCBIZ Magazine Aug 26, 2008
ArborOne recently opened a brand-new facility based partly on feedback from employees, and consistently fosters open communication from employees regarding everything from employee health programs to strategic planning for new market opportunities. On October 16th, the companies acknowledged as Best Place to Work in SC will attend a special recognition event at the Embassy Suites hotel in Columbia, where each company's rank will be announced. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Insurance rates mean cuts to employee coverage Aug 26, 2008
"As a small business, we couldn't afford it. We have to pay 50 percent [of employee health insurance premiums] and sometimes it would go up $150 per employee per month. We would look at the budget and say, 'We can't afford this.' ". Magellan Academy has 45 employees who typically earn about $13 per hour, and it will have at least 90 workers when its second location opens in Durbin Crossing next month. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
County cuts retiree benefits Aug 22, 2008
To remedy the dire predictions, administrative staff recommended a gradual five year reduction of the Countys contribution to retiree and unrepresented employee health benefits to $500 a month. Current employees would receive an extra $600 a month, which could go toward salary or health premiums. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
InspireHealth teams with FranklinCovey on '7 Habits of Healthy People' Aug 20, 2008
A related goal of the program is to reduce employee health care costs. The model is based on the concepts of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, the international best-seller written by Dr. Stephen R. Covey. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Put down the cigarette Aug 18, 2008
That very conundrum is driving the latest trend in employee health benefits programs. "Incentivization" is the buzzword around that conundrum to fix it. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Good bosses improve staff's health Aug 17, 2008
WASHINGTON: Good leadership has positive effects on employee health and well-being, suggests a review of studies by Finnish researchers. The study's lead researcher Dr Kuoppala Jaana of Kiiskilampi, Finland, and colleagues searched for the best-quality studies on the effect of leadership on key measures of employee health and well-being. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
North Bergen introduces $76M budgetTaxes increase kept to 3 to 4.3 percent for 2008-09 Aug 16, 2008
Employee health insurance went up $100,000. Pianese said they saved money by offering health insurance incentives to town employees who were double-covered in health insurance (due to their spouses' coverage at a different job) by offering financial compensation for opting out, which saved the town $200,000. (West New York Reporter, NJ)
Wal-Mart lobbied government for $1.4 million Aug 16, 2008 Police contracts going into arbitration Aug 16, 2008 Burger King does not want its employees to take baths Aug 14, 2008 True Temper Sports, Inc. Announces Record 2008 Second Quarter Results Aug 13, 2008 Clinton to forfeit $13 mil loan, unless Aug 12, 2008 TaxWatch Suggests Ways For Jacksonville To Save Millions Aug 12, 2008 Employee health the latest business investment strategy Aug 9, 2008 Retail health clinics reopen Aug 6, 2008 Flagler tries to tame health costs Aug 4, 2008 CareFirst's federal employee program honored Aug 1, 2008 Florida Health Insurance Web Explains McCain/Obama Health Insurance Positions Jul 31, 2008 More of this story Jul 25, 2008 Hewitt Associates: Southeast to see highest HMO rate jump Jul 20, 2008 Response from HealthFitness CEO Gregg O. Lehman, Ph.D., to Report Finding Investment in Disease Prevention Could Save America $5.60 For Every $1 Spent Jul 19, 2008 New health insurance program offered Jul 19, 2008 Ringgold looking at ways to offset rising fuel prices Jul 16, 2008 Illinois Governor Proposes New Bill To Cover Costs Of Autism Jul 15, 2008 Exec committee says 'yes' to Momentum West Jul 13, 2008 ArlenGroup Expands Employer Health Management Services With Key Hire Jul 8, 2008 County considers '09 budget Jul 8, 2008 LdF tribe wins national health award Jul 8, 2008 County commissioners begin preparation of 2009 budget Jul 3, 2008 T.O. Haas Tire receives major safety award Jul 3, 2008 Assistant manager looking to move up Jul 3, 2008 Drug chains and benefits managers team on e-prescriptions Jul 2, 2008 City official employed while in hospital (36) Jul 2, 2008 Health care debate heats up Jul 2, 2008 Mattoon school district insurance costs to dip Jul 1, 2008 Letters to the editor (June 26) (39) Jun 27, 2008 Mayor cancels Weymouth Day Jun 27, 2008 First trust pilots NHS well-being scheme Jun 27, 2008 No cash for kids: Local schools address growing funding crisis Jun 27, 2008 Making Healthy Living Part of the Business Plan Jun 21, 2008 Changes in local health care markets affect national patient safety project Jun 21, 2008 CalPERS bumps up 2009 rates average 4.3% Jun 20, 2008 Obama's Health Reform Needs Medicine Jun 19, 2008 Council approves $128.5M budget Jun 18, 2008 Students make case for school music Jun 17, 2008 A response to responses about Friday's article on the WAPS board meeting Jun 17, 2008 Sports commission dogged by ethical questions Jun 15, 2008 REGION: Audience members share collective opinions with politicians in forum Jun 14, 2008 Obama, Democrats Embrace Fog of Complex Tax Plans: Amity Shlaes Jun 11, 2008 Council will decide $128.5 million proposed budget Jun 11, 2008 58 comments Jun 11, 2008 Roberts' budget man resignsCouncil sends budget to state again Jun 10, 2008 Tax break may not be enough Jun 10, 2008 Kaiser to offer self-funded plan in Maryland next year Jun 10, 2008 Web Alert >> Virginia Primary: Voter's Guide Jun 10, 2008 Five day session may be a good idea Jun 7, 2008 At Wal-Mart's annual meeting, smiles all around Jun 7, 2008 Henderson outlines plans for tax revenue Jun 6, 2008 Marble Rock Council takes action on River Street bridge; garbage, natural gas rates to increase Jun 5, 2008 Wal-Mart watchdogs defanged? They say not really. Jun 5, 2008 Carthage approves three new zoning disticts Jun 5, 2008 Kiowas mayor does not reappoint city clerk Jun 4, 2008 Gifford: So, now what? Jun 4, 2008 Channel 1 TV, air conditioners added to Hamilton junior high, high schools Jun 3, 2008 Council prioritizes city issues Jun 1, 2008 Restaurant inspections focus on education May 30, 2008 Flagler County may need tax rate increase May 29, 2008 Hinging on health insurance May 29, 2008 What should Newton do next? May 28, 2008 Letter: Clinton’s, Obama’s health care plans differ May 24, 2008 Wal-Mart's sustainability efforts draw praise May 24, 2008 Making fitness fun May 22, 2008
Wal-Mart and the Retail Industry Leaders Association mounted a successful legal challenge to a Maryland law that required companies with more than 10,000 workers to devote at least 8 percent of its payroll to paying for employee health insurance. The judge ruled that ERISA pre-empted the state requirements. (MSNBC -- Politics)
AFSCME, state of Illinois reach tentative deal on new contract Aug 16, 2008
Talks hit a sticking point this spring over AFSCME's concern that the administration would attempt to jack up employee health insurance costs. A federal mediator was brought in last month. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
While the SOA agreed to the deal, the MPPA stuck to a position of keeping the current 80/20 split, whereby the city pays a higher percentage for employee health care. MacGilvray said with the current police contract now in year three past its expiration, not once has the city raised the health care question. (Medford Transcript, MA)
of McDonnell free-associating on the possible dangers involved in letting a tattooed punker take a birthday bath in a kitchen sink: "Contaminating a food utensil, cleaning sink; employee health; spreading bacteria all over food contact surfaces; spreading bacteria all over... Bacteria that happened to be on his skin could be deposited on the utensils too. Could promote a food poisoning.". Again, are these risks rendered any greater by a guy taking a bath. (Los Angeles Times)
However, there are many risk factors, including but not limited to, the Company's substantial leverage, the Company's ability to service its debt, the general state of the economy, the Company's ability to execute its plans, fluctuations in the availability and price of energy, fluctuations in the availability and price of raw materials, potentially significant increases to employee health and welfare costs, competitive factors, and other risks that could cause the actual results to differ... (PR Newswire)
In June, the campaign also paid back $150,000 it owed CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield for employee health insurance a debt that caused headaches for her campaign, given her ardent advocacy for universal health care and $14,000 to food service vendors including Gueros Taco Bar in Austin, Texas. But it didn t pay off any of the $5. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
The group's biggest suggestions for saving taxpayers money include combining the buying power of the city with the JEA and school board, altering employee health care plans and moving city elections -- held in the spring of odd years -- to coincide with the state and federal elections in the fall of even years. "I think there are some thought-provoking ideas here that we should explore," Peyton said after hearing TaxWatch's presentation. (News4Jax.com, FL)
In her 14 August address to the WA Safety Conference, Corporate Bodies International state manager Catherine Jarman will explain how investing in an effective workplace health program can benefit employee health and even save money. Jarman approximates that for every dollar a business spends on an effective workplace health program, it reaps $6 of savings in the form of increased employee productivity and reduced absenteeism, workers compensation claims and staff turnover. (Inside Retailing)
And it s a model that Hammack says UTMB has used successfully for years in many settings, including worksite employee health programs. He says about 12 to 15 doctors will be needed to staff all shifts at the six clinics, plus about five paramedics per clinic. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Because of the pending negotiations, "I'm not sure they can even (legally) make any changes to employee health care benefits," Ingram said. But Mayer disagreed, saying the county has no contract with the union at this time. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
CareFirst serves more than 541,000 members in its federal employee health plan. In 2007, CareFirst processed more than 9. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
"Obama, if elected, would 1) require all children to have health insurance. 2) Employers would have to offer employee health benefits or contribute to the cost of the new public program. 3) Create a new public health insurance plan, 4) expand Medicaid and SCHIP to a wider range of recipients. 6) Create a 'National health Insurance Exchange' through which small businesses and individuals without access to other public programs or employer-based coverage could enroll in the new public plan or in... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
An employee health fair will be held at the McRae Elementary School cafeteria starting at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 15, provided by the White County Medical Center Health Works and involving multiple medical screenings. District employees will pay only 10 with the district paying an additional 25. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
"While initial 2009 HMO premium rate increases remain high, we expect to see that employers will once again be able to reduce overall increases by at least 2 or 3 percentage points through aggressive negotiations, changes in plan offerings and designs and an increased focus on employee health and productivity," said Jeff Smith, a senior consultant and co-leader of Hewitt's HMO rate analysis project. "As the economy continues to weaken, and because salary increases are expected to remain similar... (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
"For our more than 300 clients, this is confirmation that the investment they are making in our suite of face-to-face, telephonic and Web-based health management services will yield a positive return in better employee health and overall cost savings. Investment in these programs where people work, live, learn and play will serve to successfully integrate prevention and health awareness into the whole community culture." The study's findings are based on a model developed by researchers at the... (PR Newswire)
The program also is designed to improve employee health, McMillian said. Employees will be encouraged to fill out an on-line survey about their health. (Anchorage Daily News)
Approve annual update resolution for the Section 125 POP Plan relating to employee health insurance. Deny a request by Jim Powell for payment for water removal at the former district attorney s office on Nashville Street. (Catoosa County News, GA)
The governor will use his power to amend bills approved by the state legislature to change the language of House Bill 4255, which requires public employee health plans to cover preventative physical therapy treatments for multiple sclerosis. The new amendment will add the autism coverage language from Senate Bill 1900. (AHN)
A change was made in the county employee health insurance opt-out policy, with a new enrollment window created for employees moving from a nonunion to a union position. Discussion began on methods of disseminating information to the public on county dealings, other than through newspapers. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Dr. Bobinet will lead ArlenGroup's continued expansion of worksite health promotion services that include strategies and programs to improve employee health, lower insurance costs and improve worker productivity. Dr. Bobinet is specially qualified for this role, bringing ArlenGroup's clients a unique combination of academic and professional experience. (PR Newswire)
Consider a motion for a resolution to approve county employee health insurance rate changes, effective Jan. 1. Consider a waiver to bald eagle requirements for a property in Ravenswood. (The St. Augustine Record)
Recognized for its outstanding progress in its prevention-based employee healthcare initiative, LdF earned its distinction in the Most Improved Category because of its improvements in employee health scores from 2006 to 07 ... Lac du Flambeau began a prevention-based employee healthcare program in 2005 to improve the health of its workforce and reduce medical costs ... Each employee covered under the tribe s employee health insurance program receives a wellness benefit an $1,800 health bank... (Forest Republican, WI)
Now, the commissioners use the review committee to go over the preliminary "wish lists" to free up the commissioners' budget time more for policy issues such as employee health care. The review committee last year slashed some $5 million to $6 million in requests before the commissioners even saw the departmental budgets. (Springfield Sun, PA)
Employee health and safety is critical to getting our work done. Corporate management and the T.O. Haas owner traveled from Lincoln, Neb. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
"A major project that I managed was re-engineering the employee health care plan to contain costs.". During his first year in Highland Park, McBride oversaw public information and communication services. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Companies like Medco, Express Scripts and CVS, through its merger with Caremark, contract with employers to buy prescriptions in bulk for employee health plans. Just 4 percent of physicians have fully adopted computerized health records, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in June. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Because Vencill still is officially on the job, he will be able to continue maximizing his employee health benefits, as well as receive his salary of 5,602 per month. Had he retired, he wouldn t have been eligible for medical benefits from the city. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Dougherty County commissioners express concern over employee health insurance issues ... Commission Chair Jeff Sinyard said the commission needed to remember that most of the funding for the employee health plan is being paid by taxpayers. (Albany Herald)
It does not incorporate employee health or life insurance. Sherman said the conclusion of major construction projects in the district this year also factored into the renewal decrease. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Scott Burress wrote on Jun 26, 2008 1:30 PM:" The United States National Health Insurance Act, H.R. 676 would establish a unique American national universal health insurance program. The bill would create a health care system that uses the already existing Medicare program by expanding and improving. The goal of the legislation is to ensure that all Americans will have access to health care services regardless of their employment, income, or health care status. Dean Baker, of the Center for... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
She said the budget for the upcoming fiscal year reflects the deficit in the town employee health insurance claims trust fund. All departments have been affected, and services to our residents will suffer, Kay said. (Weymouth News, MA)
The programme aims to support the improvement of employee health on the basis that healthy employees are less likely to be absent, be more fulfilled at work, and consequently more productive. Delivered by vielife, the pilot will start an online health and well-being assessment drive to help identify health issues among each trusts workforce. (SHPonline)
We changed our employee health care plan a year ago and even then, will look to this area in the future for further cost savings. We have to. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
" The Y has been reaching out to local businesses to educate them on the value in having employees who exercise, and last month the Y even hosted a National Employee Health and Fitness Day where business leaders were invited to a breakfast program to learn more about how the Y can help companies promote healthy choices. Some of the extras the Y offers with corporate plans are a discount on the joining fee, meetings with a personal trainer and added classes to fit a need from a certain company.... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
" However, the issue of patient safety continues to be in the national spotlight. In early May, the National Quality Forum endorsed 48 voluntary consensus standards focused on measuring the performance of acute care hospitals, including measures addressing pediatric safety, hospital readmission, and prevention and care of venous thromboembolism. Also, starting Oct. 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will deny payment for eight medical errors it considers preventable. They include... (EurekAlert!)
The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the nation's third largest purchaser of employee health benefits, announced Thursday that its board approved an overall 4. 3 percent rate increase in 2009 for its entire health care package of plans -- the smallest increase in more than a decade. (San Jose Business Journal)
Obama takes the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as his model the plan members of Congress have. On top of physician, hospital and prescription coverage, the new government-run health plan will include preventive screening, maternity and mental health coverage. (Human Events Online)
4 million deficit in Weymouth s employee health insurance claims fund and a $5 million hike in construction costs to build a new water treatment plant at Great Pond ... I believe we have two evils we have to deal with: the rising cost of employee health insurance and the rising cost of heating oil. (Weymouth News, MA)
4 million deficit in the town employee health insurance claims trust fund and possible ratification of a proposed five-year contract offered to the teachers. These layoffs are being done in conjunction with similar staff reductions being planned by most town departments. (Weymouth News, MA)
- The Wellness committee provided an update about employee health. - Ridgeway and Bluffview provided updates, and Bluffview provided their charter for review, in hopes that it will be renewed. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Richard Bernstein, who provides insurance advice to such tycoons as Donald Trump, said he was merely trying to help a tax-funded agency save a few bucks on its employee health plan. More local news. (The Palm Beach Post)
Possible answers included universal health care, mandated employee health insurance, revising the system that requires the uninsured to pay more than the insured, or a health care savings account where Americans take responsibility for their own health care ... Issa argued that without employee health insurance, employers would be passing along the cost of their workers health care to emergency rooms. (North County Times)
The tax break for employers on employee health insurance distorts the entire tax system. But to remove that break for employers while curtailing the new tax credits' availability to higher earners amounts to an enormous marginal tax increase that comes on top of the aforementioned ones. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
65 percent more than last year s town budget, but the increase is targeted to fixed costs such as town employee health insurance, pension taxes, veteran s benefits, retired teachers health insurance costs, Medicare surcharges, workers compensation and retirement contribution costs ... 4 million deficit in the town employee health insurance claims account and a projected $5 million increase in construction costs to build the water treatment plant. (Weymouth News, MA)
College Facilities Clean Air Vocational Training Indian Vocational Training Manpower Training Federal Airport Aid Farm Program Pesticide Controls International Development Association Urban Mass Transit Water Resources Research Federal Highway Civil Service Pay Raise War on Poverty Truth-in-Securities Medicine Bow National Forest Ozark Scenic Riverway Administrative Conference Food Stamps Housing Act Nurse Training Revenues for Recreation Library Services Federal Employee Health Benefits... (Human Events Online)
6 million more on employee health insurance. According to Roberts, deferring payments for health care has gone on since Anthony Russo's administration, but the current administration had caught up on payments before slowly falling behind again in the past few years. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
In the special legislative session, Senators passed a bill allowing businesses with fewer than 25 employees to deduct 150 percent from their state sales tax on what they pay on employee health insurance. Furthermore, employees who make less than 50,000 annually or have an adjusted gross income of 75,000 or less will be able to deduct 100 percent of the state sales tax on the portion they pay toward their insurance. (Troy Messenger, AL)
Self-funded insurance plans allow an employer to pay the costs of employee health care claims rather than paying an insurer upfront premiums to cover the claims. Brokers say that the self-funded plans could help larger companies save money on employee health care. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Regarding Federal Retirees & Employees, Moran's website says: "In the past seven years, the Bush administration has proposed to outsource hundreds of thousands of federal jobs, to expand health savings accounts (which tend to increase premiums on the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan), and to delay the vision and dental care benefit required by law. The Congressman has worked to defeat many of these proposals. He also has led the opposition to the Administrations outsourcing quotas and the... (W-USA News, DC)
The health insurance legislation would allow businesses with less than 25 employees to deduct 150 percent of what they spend on employee health insurance. Their employees making 50,000 or less or who have an adjusted gross income of 75,000 or less would get the same deduction. (Madison County Record, AL)
The chain has won over longtime critics by expanding its employee health care plans and making sweeping commitments to the environment. Even the company's generally reclusive founding family joined the celebration Friday. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Some of those costs have been for employee salary adjustments, 1,200,000; employee health insurance, 1,400,000; textbooks, 300,000; food costs, which are 15 to 25 percent more; and bus driver operational costs, which as increased exponentially, Henderson said. Next week the School Board will vote on three separate property tax resolutions. (New Iberia, LA)
Set 7 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, as the date to hold a workshop to discuss employee health insurance with Agent Mark Heard. Was informed that garbage rates and natural gas rates will be increasing per notices mailed to residents. (Charles City Press, IO)
Over the past several months, a confidential report has circulated within the headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores, proposing sweeping changes to its employee health care plans. It sounds like a typical corporate planning document, but it is not. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Heard employee health insurance increased by 6 per month. Received a thank you letter from the Senior Citizen Center for a 1,000 donation. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)
Employee health insurance with Blue Cross/Blue Shield was renewed. Council selected option one which increases to the deductible from $500 to $1000. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Working with our state delegation, we need to lobby for passage of the stranded provisions of the Municipal Partnership Act, such as local option taxes, as well as for more flexibility to move our city and school employee health insurance coverage to the state program. Longer term, we need to undertake a more fundamental review of unfunded mandates, and then develop proposals for either lifting these mandates or increasing state funding. (Newton Tab, MA)
The employee health care plan has been with an Illinois state insurance co-op for several years but premiums have increased. The school district sought annual bids for coverage and the co-op offered its plan with a 558 premium per month per employee and Blue Cross Blue Shield, represented by Steve Barnett of R.W. Troxel, Springfield, Ill. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Council and staff also agreed that contributions for employee health insurance should increase to help pay for increasing insurance costs. Health insurance contributions are a contract issue and will be addressed in upcoming contract negotiations. (Pekin Times, IL)
Now employees must demonstrate an understanding of the food safety rules, and an employee health policy must be in place ... We ll be focusing more on employee health, food protection, temperature control, supervisory training and food-handler education concerning the prevention of food-borne illness, said Georgia Public Health Environmental Health Director Tim Allee. (Calhoun Times, GA)
And employee health care costs have been reduced from $10,000 per employee to $9,000. Those savings and other potential future cuts like the closing of Bunnell Library have already been worked into Coffey's proposed budget for fiscal year 08 09, he said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
But next year, town employee health insurance costs are expected to go up 11. 7 percent, forcing town departments to make adjustments, said Tosti. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Move employee health insurance to the State plan, Execute ESCO (energy services company) contract. Create zoning overlay districts to encourage mixed-use development. (Newton Tab, MA)
dameon wrote on May 23, 2008 3:58 AM:" To be clear you make it sound like "universal" means free. Both plans (his and hers) are very similar to the plans offered to members of congress under the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program. Hers will be similar to Medicare and you will be able to tack it on to your current insurance should you choose to keep it. You can choose the level of your insurance by choosing the percentage of your yearly salary to want to pay, if you make under a certain... (Montana Standard, MT)
Some critics say Wal-Mart comes up short in providing employee health care and other benefits and it sells too much merchandise that is made overseas. The chain also is defending itself against lawsuits that allege wage-and-hour-law violations and gender discrimination, according to the company's 2007 annual report. (AZCentral -- Business)
Held on East Carolina University's campus with local community leaders, the two-hour event celebrated National Employee Health and Fitness Day to promote the importance of physical activity. VIDEO. (The Daily Reflector)
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