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Wellness Program Checkup

May-06-2008

Since wellness programs were introduced to the workplace more than 30 years ago, colleges and universities have offered employees a variety of free health perks and programs. Learn more about the ROI for these programs is determined. More...

Health Care and Nest Eggs

Apr-07-2008

In a survey of Best’s Review subscribers, Consumer-Driven Health Plans was a hot topic. Learn more about the survey and what Janice Rahm had to say about consumerism and the common misconceptions that exist. More...

Top Consumer Driven Plan Providers

Apr-07-2008

Workforce Management ranks Meritain Health as one of the top Consumer-Driven Health Plan Providers for Employer-Sponsored Plans. More...

Employees Rally to Support Local Relief Effort After Bridge Collapse

Mar-26-2008

Published by Best Practices in Compensation and Benefits, the article,"Employees Rally to Support Local Relief Effort After Bridge Collapse," on page 3, features a case study on the Meritain Health's response to the tragic event in Minneapolis, MN. More...

Business Insurance Ranks Largest Employee Benefits Administrators

Mar-24-2008

Business Insurance ranks Meritain Health as the largest privately held employee benefits administrator. More...

Rate Hikes for Specific Stop-Loss Range from Zero to 40%

Mar-24-2008

Meritain Health's Richard Bukovinsky is joined by two clients in discussing cost control with Business Insurance magazine. More...

Meritain's Maine Contract Boosts N.E. Toehold

Jan-31-2008

Buffalo-based Meritain Health, the nation’s largest independent provider of services for self-funded health plans, has expanded its presence in Maine by snagging a contract away from Aetna. More...

Great-West Healthcare Added to Meritain's Provider Network

Jan-24-2008

Meritain Health said Wednesday it signed an agreement with Denver based Great-West Healthcare to give Meritain clients access to Great-West’s national provider network. The network includes more than 4,275 hospitals and 578,000 doctors. More...

Stay Healthy in 2008!

Jan-23-2008

Listen to hear Dr. Larry Luter's recent interview on NPR's Stay Healthy in 2008 semgment. Original airing: January 23, 2008, Discover Wisconsin. More...

How Employers Wage War on Workplace Obesity

Jan-11-2008

"Any company moving into this area has to consider what employees think is unreasonable or an invasion of privacy," says Janice Bellace, a professor of legal studies and business ethics at Wharton. More...

Vulnerable to Depression

Nov-28-2007

Researchers also have found a great awareness of the problem of stress in the workplace, but see little help being offered by employers. More...

County Picks New Insurer: Savings the Reason

Nov-16-2007

Waldo County's commissioners Tuesday selected a health insurance provider for employees that could save taxpayers $100,000 or so next year. More...

Now, the Stick

Nov-13-2007

Employers frustrated with mounting health-care costs for their workers have tried dangling a carrot to discourage bad habits. Now some employers are beginning to brandish a stick. - The Washington Post More...

Lower Worker Stress, Raise Retention?

Oct-31-2007

New rounds of studies are advising that stress and mental health can affect productivity in the workplace and sharply impact retention. More...

Employers Losing War on Stress

Oct-30-2007

A new survey says most companies do not adequately address the mental health needs of their employees. More...

Invest in Your Health

Oct-17-2007

There's no doubt that physical and fiscal health have strong ties. Learn what you can do now, and throughout the coming years, to take charge of your future. More...

Companies Fail to Measure ROI of Wellness Initiatives

Oct-02-2007

More than three in five companies did not attempt to determine whether their wellness-incentive plans saved the company money. Those that did measure their return on investment, three quarters said they broke even or came out ahead. More...

New Wave Retirement Planning

Oct-01-2007

Rising health care costs and longer lifespans probably will mean more people will have to embrace health care consumerism while in retirement, giving employers a different avenue in promoting health savings accounts. More...

Employers Get Tough on Health

Sep-24-2007

Get ready to say goodbye to the days of high-fat meals, junk food snacks and that after-work cigarette you always enjoy smoking -- at least if you intend to have a job and health insurance. More...

Where There's Smoke - You're Fired

Sep-14-2007

By implementing one of the most aggressive approaches to eradicating a significant public health concern, Howard Weyers has set the bar for addressing tobacco use within American business. More...

Meritain Health Employees Donate Paid Time Off to Twin Cities Red Cross

Aug-13-2007

Tragedies and disasters often bring out the best in people. The employees of Meritain Health are proof of that. More...

Business Insurance Ranking of Largest Consumer-Driven Health Plans

Aug-13-2007

Business Insurance ranked Meritain Health as the 8th largest CDHP providers based on 2006 employee lives. More...

Fine-Tuning Consumer-Driven Plans

Aug-13-2007

With a few years of experience under their belts, employers and health plans are adjusting their consumer-driven health plan offerings in an attempt to make them more attractive to plan sponsors and employees. More...

Card Please

Jul-25-2007

With the rise of consumer-directed health plans and flexible spending accounts, there's no doubt that medical debit cards represent the future of speedy payment for healthcare needs. More...

Get Up and Run With Wellness: Why TPAs Should Consider Offering a Wellness Program to Their Clients

Jun-26-2007

More employers than ever before are looking for help in designing and administering health promotion programs for their employees. 27% of employers will be using health promotion programs as their primary cost-cutting strategy over the next two years. More...

MCOs Focus More Resources on Stop Loss

Jun-18-2007

As the number of customers using self-funding grows, health insurers and TPAs increasingly are underwriting or selling private stop-loss coverage to employers. More...

Workplace Wellness

May-01-2007

The San Antonio News Express reports on how employers across the country find the benefits of wellness programs and what works to motivate their employees. More...

New Meritain Focuses on Expenses

Apr-30-2007

Meritain Health, a provider of services for employers with self-funded health insurance, has developed a new data-driven department to evaluate medical spending to help clients manage costs. More...

The Pros and Cons of Self-Funding Your Health Care Plan

Apr-17-2007

Think self-funding your organization's health care plan would reduce costs and improve service? You're not alone. More than half of U.S. employers already have made the switch. More...

Top CDHP Providers for Employer-Sponsored Plans

Apr-09-2007

Ranked by number of covered lives in employer-sponsored consumer-directed health plans. More...

TPAs Promote Consumerism

Feb-12-2007

The ability to incorporate consumerist elements into their products and services is a major priority [for those] operating in the health care benefits arena. More...

Flexing Their Muscles

Feb-02-2007

TPAs serve up flexibility for midsize employers. Middle market clients should insist on a TPA that will design programs that over time will promote healthier lifestyles and better health care decision making. More...