Health Reform Weekly (8/22): Employer Cost Management Strategy

Sep 16, 2011

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This week’s health care reform news:

Employer Cost-Management Strategy Includes More Consumerism Plans
With health care costs continuing to escalate, more employers are considering a wider variety of cost-sharing strategies for 2012, and the number of employers planning to offer at least one consumer-directed health plan increased sharply to 73 percent, a new study shows.

Other highlights include:

Opposition to broad rate review bill in California growing
Mail order pharmacy bill has yet to go to New York governor

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