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HEALTH CARE
Retail Clinics Rise With High-Deductible Health Plans
By Joanne Wojcik
Once the consumer-driven health plan market started to ignite, so did the retail clinic industry. Today, there are nearly 1,000 such sites operating in the U.S., compared with about 100 in 2006.
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PROTECTION FOR DISABLED
Senate Could Act Quickly on Expanded ADA
September 5, 2008 10:30 AM PT
When Congress returns from its summer break, a bill that would expand Americans with Disabilities Act could find itself on the Senate fast track.
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Looking Through Health Care Transparency
Recent years have witnessed important efforts to provide more and better cost and quality information to health care consumers—but promoting value in health care requires more than just transparency. Consumers need user-friendly access to all the information that matters—and some compelling reasons to use it.
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The practices aren’t new or revolutionary: drink water, alternate work and rest periods, wear protective clothing and sunscreens, and schedule work at night or early in the morning when it’s cooler.
Blueprint for Health is a free online tool now being used by companies small and large to estimate how illnesses among workers affect medical costs, employee absences and productivity.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management offers many tools that may be adaptable to the workplace. For instance, its ‘Fatherhood’ resources include those about programs, Web sites, facts and numbers on fatherhood, and organizations.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Compliance Assistance Policy offers a wealth of tools for HR executives who need to know everything about employee benefit plans, HIPAA and more.
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Even though the Pension Preservation Act of 2006 eased some restrictions on keeping on older employees while they draw on pensions, companies have been reluctant to give up the relationships they have formed with third-party providers. Companies with established ties to staffing firms are happy with an arrangement that’s familiar and fulfills their need for additional help on an as-needed basis.
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