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• Specialty drug costs a major employer worry

  Employers want to step up programs to encourage healthier behavior among their workers and to control spending on expensive injected specialty medicines, according to a survey by pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Holding Co.

• As employers move to paid time off banks more research is needed

  With the movement from traditional paid leave plans to paid time off banks, many employers may wonder if the switch is effective in managing employee absences. Nearly one in five employees in the United States receive leave in the form of a PTO bank, but the contours of such policies are often little understood — especially outside of the human resources community, according to a new study out by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and CLASP, a nonprofit that works to improve the economic security of low-income families.

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  KP campaign reminds us to eat our peas: Is this truly necessary?

  Kaiser Permanente has launched a new online nutrition program, called “Mix It Up,” designed for employers to help their employees improve their daily eating habits by including more fruits and vegetables. Do we really need a separate program for that?

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