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2006-06-21
Medco Health Gets Contract Renewal
MSN Money - 16 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) - Pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Tuesday it received a renewed contract from health insurer Highmark Inc.
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2006-06-20
GETTING REAL ON AIR POLLUTION AND HEALTH
National Center for Policy Analysis, TX - 18 hours ago 90 percent of the benefits of its clean air programs to improvements in human health; thus, a key policy question is whether EPA's health-benefit claims are

2006-06-19
IRS Checking Compliance by Tax-Exempt Hospitals
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago But the Catholic Health Association, which represents more than 600 nonprofit jeopardizes the credibility" of any report on community benefit, because Medicare

2006-06-18
Oranges to oranges
Boston Globe, United States - 8 hours ago Instead, they insist that any difference in pesticide residue between organic and conventional food-and therefore any health benefit from organic-is trivial.
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2006-06-16
Pension fund at crossroads
Battle Creek Enquirer, MI - Jun 13, 2006 Claggett contacted Flanery and told him the language regarding the health benefit should have been removed. Since the union had
According to contract language, health- insurance premiums for firefighters are supposed to be covered by the police and fire pension fund. If the pension fund is short on cash, the city is expected to pick up the tab, according to the contract. The provision, however, never has been exercised.

2006-06-15
House Republicans pledge to axe lifetime health benefit
WTHR, IN - May 23, 2006 Led by Speaker of the House Brian Bosma, the Republicans all signed a pledge to permanently eliminate the taxpayer-paid lifetime healthcare benefit for the
Led by Speaker of the House Brian Bosma, the Republicans all signed a pledge to permanently eliminate the taxpayer-paid lifetime healthcare benefit for the Indiana House. The issue already helped in the defeat of Senate President Pro Tem Bob Garton who refused to follow Bosma's lead in rescinding that perk in the House. Now the speaker says that should be made permanent and not left to the discretion of the Speaker.

2006-06-14
Lack of Action on Creation of Single-Payer Health Care System
Kaiser network.org, DC - 16 hours ago Gettelfinger also said that UAW agreements last year to make health benefit concessions to GM and Ford were difficult for him but necessary to address the
, GM in 2005 spent about $5.4 billion on health benefits for 1.1 million employees, retirees and their dependents, and Ford spent about $3.5 billion for 550,000 employees, retirees and their dependents. Gettelfinger said that UAW must develop a new relationship with automakers, which face difficult times because of high health care costs and other issues. He said, "Like it or not, these challenges aren't the kind that can be ridden out. They demand new and farsighted solutions, and we must be an integral part of developing these solutions." UAW members on Wednesday likely will re-elect Gettelfinger to a second term as union president (Krisher,

1. No evidence of milk''s health benefit
The benefits of milk may be overestimated. Though parents are told that their children should drink 16 to 24 ounces of milk daily, there is no evidence ...

2. Health benefit cost rise is lowest since 1999
The cost of health care benefits, up an average of 7.5 percent per employee, saw the lowest increase in five years even as it continued to outpace inflation, ...

3. DOD announces new health care benefit for guard and reserve
WASHINGTON -- A new health care plan, with coverage comparable to that enjoyed by federal employees under the Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance ...

4. Catholic Health Association, VHA update community benefit reporting guidelines
Catholic Health Association, VHA update community benefit reporting guidelines.(Industry Watch)(VHA Inc.)

5. Understanding employee awareness of health care quality information: how can employers benefit?
Objective. To analyze the factors associated with employee awareness of employer-disseminated quality information on providers.