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Growth in Health Care Spending Expected to Slow, Government Says

Health care costs are projected to slow in 2009 compared with 2008, but will still cont...

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‘Never Events’ Survey Finds Employers Say No Way That They Should Pay

Ninety-five percent of employers say hospitals should waive all costs associated with s...

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Obama Budget Plan Raises Employer Issues

The $3.5 trillion budget unveiled Thursday includes proposals to reform health care, ex...

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Portland Employers Find Its Easy Being Green

Companies in the Oregon city don’t just talk about sustainability and renewable resourc...

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EEOC Proposes Rules to Bar Genetic Discrimination

The rules, which implement a law signed last year by President George W. Bush, would ba...

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Judge Grants Delphi’s Wish to End Retiree Health Benefits

A bankruptcy court allows the auto parts maker to end health benefits for current white...

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Larger DC Accounts Hit by Crisis, EBRI Says

Those 401(k) participants with more than $200,000 in account balances had an average lo...

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Senator Wants Tougher Target-Date Rules

Herb Kohl of Wisconsin says different target-date funds had significantly different ass...