2010 Benny Awards aim to provide fertilizer for greenshoots

I love the term "greenshoots" when referring to a recovering economy showing fragile signs of new life and vitality. It seems to conjure up such hope and visions of rebirth and renewal.

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Report highlights trends in the wellness, DM market

Employers believe that the best way to rope workers into health promotion programs is to have the vendor pick up the telephone and call the worker, according to a survey by DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance.

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Milliman's Pyenson offers tough talk on what's not working in health benefits

Bruce Pyenson, a principal and consulting actuary with Milliman, visits “FMW” to talk to Associate Editor Lydell C. Bridgeford about some bad behaviors that employers have gotten into with benefit plan designs, such as instituting disease management and employee assistance programs.

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'Pay-or-play' triggers fresh thoughts on health programs

Employers spend millions on health promotion initiatives, believing the programs are a key strategy to reducing health care costs. Yet, many struggle to measure the return of investment on those programs.

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Pay equity should be paramount

I’m still high on girl power from watching Kathryn Bigelow’s historic Oscar win on Sunday, so today’s post will focus on the pay gap and how you can and should help shrink it.

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