Current HBS Benefit Plan Watch Newsletters

San Jose, California Current HBS Newsletters

The following Benefit Plan Development newsletters are published monthly. If you would like to be added to our monthly newsletter email distribution list, please sign up here and we will add you to our distribution list.

Benefit Plan Watch -- February 2010

  • EBSA Issues Additional Guidance on Extension of COBRA Premium Subsidy
  • Study Reveals Risk of Having a Critical Illness Before Age 65
  • U.S. Businesses Consider Health & Productivity Programs Critical to Maintaining Employee Health and Containing Costs
  • New Study Finds Most Employers Spend Nearly 2% of Health Care Claims Budget on Wellness Programs

Benefit Plan Watch -- January 2010

  • Consumer-Driven Health Plan Participants Display Cost-Conscious Behavior, Utilize Wellness Programs
  • Employers Can't Afford Not to Have Health and Productivity Programs
  • First National Study Examines U.S. Buyers of Critical Illness Insurance
  • Costs for Long-Term Care Insurance Rise Slightly

Benefit Plan Watch -- December 2009

  • Senate Health Care Reform Bill Needs Significant Improvement to Garner Employer Support
  • Wellness Survey: Businesses Look to Wellness Programs to Improve Productivity and Lower Absenteeism

Benefit Plan Watch -- November 2009

  • 2010 Health Plans Forecast: Cost-Shifting and Wellness Programs
  • New Mental Health Parity Regulations Delayed
  • Complexities of COBRA Subsidy May Have Limited Enrollment

Benefit Plan Watch -- October 2009

  • Open Enrollment Benefit Trends for 2010 Identified
  • Employees and Employers Reveal High Satisfaction and Improved Cost Control with HSAs
  • Employers Plan to Continue or Expand Health & Productivity Programs in Spite of Tough Economy