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New Approaches to Managing Health Care Costs, Improving Outcomes

InterWest Insurance Services

As health insurance and health care costs continue climbing, some employers are taking new and innovative steps to tamp down costs for themselves and their covered employees while not sacrificing the quality of care they receive. As well, many PBMs steer patients to pharmacies that they own, further muddying the waters.

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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

Florida Workers' Comp

The program concludes Thursday just before lunchtime with a panel dedicated to the Report of the (1972) National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws. As I write this, I wonder whether it is this document or the Commission to which I address my Shakespearean references. Perhaps I "come to bury" the report, not to praise it.

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FEDlogic – An Employee Benefit Reducing Expenses & Offering Peace of Mind 

HR Professionals Magazine

At least 20% of employees aged 65 and older may be unaware they can continue working, but elect Medicare as their primary insurance. LANDSCAPE & IMPACT In 2022, FEDlogic commissioned the actuarial firm Perr & Knight to complete an exhaustive independent analysis of self-funded group healthcare plans and trends in high-cost claims.

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

Law § 13(a) required a workers’ compensation carrier to manufacture, distribute or possess marijuana. Justice Jabar added that there was no positive conflict between the CSA and the MMUMA because there no state law required the employer—or any person or entity—to possess, manufacture, or distribute marijuana. 3d 825 (2021)].

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20 Best Employee Survey Software in 2023

Empuls

ANCA Industry ANCA industry, a leading manufacturer of CNC machines, collaborated with Xoxoday Empuls to avail the benefits of an employee survey. Queensland Public Service Commission Qualtrics helped their client provide fast access to insights, analytical tools, and employee surveys. UHA health insurance 3.