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Quarterly news for employers on work-site wellness, Providence Health Plan products, sales tools and state and federal legislative mandates. Subscribe.
Employer profile
- Employees feeling too doggone stressed? (Fall 2010)
- Rich benefits for Moonstruck Chocolate employees (Fall 2009)
- HB Design: Do young, healthy employees need great health insurance? (Summer 2009)
- Neil Kelly: Building homes – and a strong reputation (Spring 2009)
Health care reform
- Coverage for adult children may have tax implications (February 2011)
- Dollar limits removed on essential health benefits (February 2011)
- Application of nondiscrimination requirements delayed (February 2011)
- Preventive care services covered in full under health care reform (Fall 2010)
- A message from CEO Jack Friedman on health insurance reform (Spring 2010)
- IRS gives tax break to small employers (Spring 2010)
- Employers work to transform the health care system (Fall 2009)
Medicare, federal and state requirements
- Creditable coverage for Medicare Part D (Fall 2010)
- Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (Spring 2010)
- New 30-day extension for continuation subsidies (Winter 2010)
- Creditable coverage to Medicare Part D (Summer 2009)
- Legislative update 2009 (Summer 2009)
- Stimulus bill reinvents COBRA (Spring 2009)
- New Medicare rule requires action from all employers (Spring 2009)
Providence Health Plan
- Most admired in Oregon health care (February 2011)
- Leading the way in health care integration (February 2011)
- February is American Heart Month (February 2011)
- Ever been stumped by a pharmacy question? (Fall 2010)
- Celebrating 25 years of service to our community (Summer 2010)
- By employer demand – electronic forms (Winter 2010)
- The "most admired" health plan in Oregon (Winter 2010)
- Pink glove dance sensation (Winter 2010)
- "Pay for performance" emphasizes better outcomes and preventive care (Fall 2009)
- No. 1 in customer service in Oregon (Summer 2009)
- Online shopping for medical costs (Summer 2009)
- Providence Health & Services is growing to serve Clark County (Summer 2009)
- Streamlined member ID cards (Spring 2009)
Value-based benefit design
- Take a bite out of health care premiums (Spring 2009)
Work-site wellness
- Work force wellness strategies: easy, fun, inexpensive, effective (February 2011)
- Twelve resolutions for real health improvement (February 2011)
- Seasonal flu-shot information (Fall 2010)
- Wags at work: Is your pet ready to go pro? (Summer 2010)
- Start a fitness group at work (Spring 2010)
- What employees should know about new clinic rating resource (Spring 2010)
- Heart-health campaign for employees (Winter 2010)
- Celebrate American Heart Month (Winter 2010)
- Flu-buster campaign for employers (Fall 2009)
- Hand-washing campaign for employers (Fall 2009)
- The Great American Smoke Out is Nov. 19 (Fall 2009)
- Steal this article: Cholesterol (Summer 2009)