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Health reform law research fee is tax-deductible: IRS

Published June 12, 2013 CST

A medical outcomes research fee paid by self-funded employers and insurers as mandated by the health care reform law is tax-deductible, the Internal Revenue Service says.

Employers up estimated costs of health care reform law: Mercer

Published June 12, 2013 CST

Employers are upping their estimates of how much the health care reform law will increase costs, according to a Mercer L.L.C. survey released Wednesday.

Digital Benefit Advisors launches private insurance exchange

Published June 13, 2013 CST

Digital Benefit Advisors Inc., a division of Atlanta-based Digital Insurance Inc., is launching a private insurance exchange to help employers of all sizes control rising health benefits costs through the use of defined contributions and consumerism.

Technology fosters employee wellness participation, accountability

Published June 16, 2013 CST

Incorporating high-tech gadgetry into wellness programs can boost wellness program participation rates and ensure greater accountability among employees, employers and gamification experts are finding.

Impose no rules limiting stop-loss insurance: Lawmakers to Obama

Published June 13, 2013 CST

Two Republican lawmakers have asked top Obama administration regulators for assurance that they will not issue rules affecting the use of stop-loss insurance.

Large employers won't cut worker hours due to PPACA: Towers Watson

Published June 13, 2013 CST

Nearly all large employers are not considering reducing the number of hours employees work in response to the health care reform law, according to a survey released Thursday.

Automatic 401(k) enrollment increases employee participation

Published June 16, 2013 CST

For at least a decade, employers offering 401(k) and other defined contribution retirement plans have shared a basic frustration.

Towers Watson, Jiff team up on digital health management platform

Published June 11, 2013 CST

Towers Watson & Co. and Jiff Inc. on Tuesday announced the launch of a new digital health management platform to support employers' efforts to improve health outcomes among their employees through workplace wellness programs.

New health care model cut even more costs in second year: Insurer

Published June 06, 2013 CST

(Reuters) — The nation's largest experiment in delivering medical care in an innovative way has reduced costs and improved the quality of care even more in its second year than in its first, according to the insurance company behind it.