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1. Health Reimbursement Accounts
Some employers see health reimbursement accounts as a cheaper alternative to HMOs. November 1, 2002
Deductibles on the Rise, says Survey
Eighty-five percent of employers hiked their health-care premiums by at least 10 percent, survey finds. Worker deductibles also being raised. June 19, 2002
Operating Room
Rising hospital costs, a plague to most companies, have helped some finance chiefs nurse profits back to health. January 1, 2002
Dawn of the Jumbo Deductible
New health-care plans for workers feature more choices, more self-insuring. November 30, 2001
Benchmarking Your Doctor Bills
How CFOs are gauging if their health-plan costs are out of whack. November 5, 2001
The War on Drug Costs
Why health-care purchasers are fed up with swelling prescription drug costs, and what they're doing about it. November 5, 2001
Malpractice and Best Practice
The defined-contribution approach makes its way to health-care plans. But will it put employees at risk? November 5, 2001
Medical, Dental, Prescription Drugs: Ain't Retirement Grand?
Eager to get workers off the payroll, employers consider boosting retirement benefits. November 5, 2001
No Simple Remedies
Economist Stuart Altman warns that without government or market constraints, there are no cures for rising health-care costs. June 1, 2001
Health Care: Pay it Forward
Health-care costs continue to spike. Is there any reprieve in sight for employers? November 2, 2000