Public health improvement plan given £2bn fundingLocal authorities to get cash to promote breastfeeding and action on tooth decay Councils will be able to get extra funding to encourage breast-feeding and combat child tooth decay as part of a government plan for local authorities to take a greater role in improving public health. In a public health framework to be outlined on Monday by the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, local authorities ...
5 ways your boss is downsizing your health insuranceWith the average yearly health insurance premium projected to top $10,000 per worker this year, according to human resources consulting firm Aon Hewitt, employers are doing whatever they can to cut health care costs.
Puridiom eProcurement Tackles Health Plan ChallengesPuridiom, leading provider of eProcurement solutions, is tackling the challenges faced by Health Plans today, including challenges from Health Care Reform MLR and rate justification requirements. Puridiom offers HP Enterprise for Health Plans, a tailored Procure-to-Pay software and best practice strategy to help Health Plans efficiently and cost-effectively handle the additional levels of ...
Quinn jobs plan met with skepticismGov. Pat Quinn believes increased state spending in critical areas will spur much needed job creation in Illinois.But Republican legislators had harsh criticism for a plan they say will cost the cash-strapped state roughly $500 million.During his...
Health savings accounts are getting a closer lookWill a consumer-managed health plan really provide incentive for you to be healthier or more conscientious about what you pay for health care? It could. But with the ever-spiraling premiums of prepaid health care, that question might not matter going forward. read more