Health management efforts hampered by several factors, survey finds

More large employers are instituting health plan strategies that encourage workers to take responsibility for their own health, according to a recent survey by Towers Watson and the National Business Group on Health.

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Podcast: Dependent eligibility audits offer major cost savings

Health plans can save a bundle by identifying covered dependents who are not actually eligible for coverage. Ceridian Benefits Services' Jon Attwooll explains what's at stake and how a dependent eligibility audit is conducted.

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Voluntary industry confidence index continues to rebound

Confidence in the future of the voluntary industry continues to rebound, according to the latest annual Voluntary Industry Confidence Index conducted by Eastbridge Consulting Group.

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Podcast: Dental industry unrelenting in push for reform amendments

The ink barely was dry on H.R. 3962, the House health reform bill, before dental industry leaders hunkered down to fight drastic changes to dental coverages and how dental plans were administered. Associate Editor Kathleen Koster talks with Evelyn Ireland, executive director of the National Association of Dental Plans, about the specific problems the industry sees in the reform bills and ways to rectify them.

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Prudential name linked to acquisition, lawsuit

The Prudential brand is making news on both sides of the proverbial Pond.

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