| Above the Fold |
August 19, 2011 |
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Budget cut request skips benefit programs
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| By Alan Fram |
A letter from White House budget chief Jacob Lew requesting agency heads submit spending plans for the upcoming budget doesn't rule out, or even address, the possibility of finding savings from benefit programs...Read more
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| Workers face higher health care costs |
| By Heather Trese |
| According to a new survey by the National Business Group on Health, large U.S. employers are planning to shift higher health care costs to workers next year, thanks largely to cost increases that are more than twice the rate of inflation...Read more |
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| Are military pensions too 'generous'?
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| By Pauline Jelinek |
| As the nation tightens its budget belt, the century-old military retirement system has come under attack as unaffordable, unfair to some who serve and overly generous compared with civilian benefits...Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| This week in benefits |
| By James E. Green |
| Getting tough on wellness, fired for not wearing a Speedo, and why Joe 'You Lie' Wilson feels vindicated these days...Read more |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
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 "Surprise, Surprise, Surprise" With all the Federal and State mandated coverages for PPO and all plans, rate increasese are going to continue to grow each year as we build toward ObamaCare Socialized Medical care and insurance!
-- daisman, Workers face higher health care costs
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