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Job Related Stress Causing Higher Healthcare Costs to Companies

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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Job Related Stress Causing Higher Healthcare Costs to Companies

A new study recently showed that higher stress jobs are directly linked to higher health care costs. The study showed that people in stressful jobs visit physicians and other health specialists more often than those in low stress jobs. The study creators suggested that programs to lower job stress could help to curb skyrocketing national [...]

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How to Help Your Employees and Save Money by Using a Medical Management Firm

Friday, September 9, 2011

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How to Help Your Employees and Save Money by Using a Medical Management Firm

An investment, when made smarter, becomes a life time asset. One of the ways to offer such a smart investment is to provide health coverage to the employees. For accomplishing this, deploying a medical management firm would be the right choice. They act as a bridge between the employers and employees. They take necessary actions [...]

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Study Says 10% Employers May Stop Offering Health Benefits

Monday, August 29, 2011

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Study Says 10% Employers May Stop Offering Health Benefits

A recent study revealed one in ten mid-size employers will stop offering their employees coverage once the insurance exchanges become operational. An earlier study found 30% of all employers will “definitely” or “probably” stop offering their workers health insurance once the bulk of the healthcare reform law’s mandates take effect in 2014. In both cases, [...]

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List of preventive services that employers have to cover

Thursday, August 18, 2011

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List of preventive services that employers have to cover

Companies now must cover another 8 preventive services in the plans that they provide for their female employees. These services must be covered 100%  and include counseling as well as screening for domestic violence.  Another is  education and counseling for females employees with reproductive capacity among other services to be provided. The new rules are [...]

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McKinsey survey says employers not happy with ObamaCare

Monday, June 27, 2011

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McKinsey survey says employers not happy with ObamaCare

The picture which McKinsey & Co’s latest health reform study painted was not liked by the Obama administration. The study found that once the bulk of the healthcare reform law’s mandates take effect in 2014, 30% of the employers will “definitely” or “probably” stop offering their workers health insurance. The study found that the figure [...]

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Honors Given to Six Employers for Reducing Healthcare Inequality at Work

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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Honors Given to Six Employers for Reducing Healthcare Inequality at Work

When it comes to supporting a diverse group of workers, six companies stand out in how effectively they are making sure that their healthcare benefits meet all of their workers needs.  The six companies that were honored by the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) as committed “to reducing healthcare disparities” among their workers and [...]

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Cigna Names Rosanna Durruthy as New Chief Diversity Officer

Saturday, October 2, 2010

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Cigna Names Rosanna Durruthy as New Chief Diversity Officer

Cigna, the global health services company headquartered in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, named Rosanna Durruthy as their Chief Diversity Officer, a newly created position responsible for Cigna’s diversity strategy.  Durruthy will report directly to Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resouces Officer John Murabito. According to Murabito, “Rosanna brings 25 years of innovative thought leadership [...]

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Rhino Human Resources to Enter Real Estate and Health Care Industries

Thursday, September 9, 2010

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Rhino Human Resources to Enter Real Estate and Health Care Industries

Rhino Human Resources, Inc. announced that they will be nearly doubling their client base in as little as two weeks time.  Lone Staffing, Inc., a subsidiary of Rhino, has been signed by a few large, commercial real estate firms to supply staffing. Raymond Barton, Rhino’s Chairman of the Board, says it’s a big change, but [...]

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