Sentences with phrase «health and medical benefits»

Nutraceuticals are nutritional products that provide health and medical benefits, and the market for them is growing.

In 2011, the district paid $ 240 million in health and medical benefits for retirees and their dependents.

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There is growing evidence that marijuana has a range of medical applications and health benefits.

Furthermore, the CBO expects the Senate's health bill to substantially raise Americans» out - of - pocket medical costs by slashing Obamacare's mandated benefits and rolling back assistance to poorer and sicker people, as well as discouraging some low - income Americans from buying insurance in the first place (the BCRA would nix Obamacare's requirement that people carry coverage or pay a fine).

«With an HSA, money goes in tax - free, builds up tax - free and, as long as it is pulled out for a qualified medical expense, comes out tax - free,» said Paul Fronstin, director of health research at the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

Through its more than 9,800 retail locations, more than 1,100 walk - in medical clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with more than 94 million plan members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a leading stand - alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, the company enables people, businesses and communities to manage health in more affordable and effective ways.

More than 140 local health and medical research institutions are set to benefit from an $ 8 million grant provided by the state government.

In an era of small businesses and startups, however, benefits packages are considered extras, with workers sometimes forced to choose between higher pay and costly health insurance premiums or lower pay for the ability to provide great medical insurance for their families.

In the U.S., where the cost of medical insurance is a major expense for employers, large companies are also seeing the bottom - line benefits of investment in employees» health and well - being.

Benefits offered in addition to flexible schedule: According to FlexJobs, in addition to providing employee health coverage for medical, dental and vision, the used car retailer also provides wellness plans to its employees, paid time off and retirement and stock purchase options.

The Healthcare Reform Law, including The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, could have a material adverse effect on Humana's results of operations, including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting the company's ability to expand into new markets, increasing the company's medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio on insured products, lowering the company's Medicare payment rates and increasing the company's expenses associated with a non-deductible health insurance industry fee and other assessments; the company's financial position, including the company's ability to maintain the value of its goodwill; and the company's cash flows.

Published in Canadian Medical Association Journal, the report puts a damper on the idea that switching to food and beverages sweetened with artificial sweeteners (rather than sugar) has any major health benefits.

One advantage C corporations have over unincorporated businesses and S corporations is that they may deduct fringe benefits (such as group term life insurance, health and disability insurance, death benefits payments to $ 5,000, and employee medical expenses not paid by insurance) from their taxes as a business expense.

Both Price and Gottlieb were questioned on their intimate involvement with biopharmaceutical and health care companies by lawmakers; Price specifically was the subject of sharp ethics questions about his financial investments in medical firms that would also benefit from legislation he was pushing while serving in the House of Representatives.

Like all Googlers, our named executive officers are eligible to participate in various employee benefit plans, such as medical, dental, and vision care plans, flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care, life, accidental death and dismemberment, disability, and travel insurance, survivor income benefit, employee assistance programs (e.g., confidential counseling), and paid time off.

Like all employees, our named executive officers are eligible to participate in various employee benefit plans, including medical, dental, and vision care plans, flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care, life, accidental death and dismemberment, disability, and travel insurance, survivor income benefit, employee assistance programs (e.g., confidential counseling), and paid time off.

Aetna said it expects member medical spending to stay low this year, a trend that has benefited the health insurers and dragged down hospital revenues, and that the moderated spending would likely continue into 2018.

Part of the Dignity Health network, Marian Regional Medical Center offers employees a «Total Rewards» benefits program that includes medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, healthcare spending accounts, life and disability insurance, paid vacation and holidays, a 403 (b) savings plan with employer match, tuition reimbursement, anMedical Center offers employees a «Total Rewards» benefits program that includes medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, healthcare spending accounts, life and disability insurance, paid vacation and holidays, a 403 (b) savings plan with employer match, tuition reimbursement, anmedical insurance, dental and vision coverage, healthcare spending accounts, life and disability insurance, paid vacation and holidays, a 403 (b) savings plan with employer match, tuition reimbursement, and more.

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From 2011 through 2017, Mr. Blumenthal was a Trustee of, and Chair of the Investment Committee of the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, a $ 60 billion fund that pays retiree health benefits for over 700,000 UAW employees of Ford, Chrysler and GeneralBenefits Trust, a $ 60 billion fund that pays retiree health benefits for over 700,000 UAW employees of Ford, Chrysler and Generalbenefits for over 700,000 UAW employees of Ford, Chrysler and General Motors.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Officials want more authority to fight gaps between benefits for medical care and mental health care.

This represents a cumulative total of over $ 2.2 million in funds raised since the tournament's inception that directly benefit the young patients treated at UF Health Shands Children's Hospital and Arnold Palmer Medical Center.

November 01, 2015 RxAdvance won Avera Health Plans» Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) contract to reduce overall pharmacy costs, avoidable drug - impacted medical costs, and optimize specialty drug utilization.

Joshua has also led more than 50 due diligence projects for financial and corporate sponsors, including a radiation oncology provider, a hospitalist physician practice management company, a workers» compensation specialty benefits manager, a small pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), a population health management service provider, a large integrated medical group / independent practice association (IPA), a regional payer, a health insurance brokerage, an occupational health / worksite clinic provider, a skilled nursing facility (SNF) and specialty benefits managers in the workers» comp and commercial spaces.

RxAdvance won Avera Health Plans» Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) contract to reduce overall pharmacy costs, avoidable drug - impacted medical costs, and optimize specialty drug utilization.

ST. LOUIS (March 13, 2018)-- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today that it has made an initial investment in RxAdvance, a full - service pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), and will use its best - in - class technology platform to improve health outcomes and reduce avoidable drug - impacted medical and administrative costs.

«Medical technologies have most often been developed without the benefit of interaction between the health system and industry to help us understand how new technologies meet the health system's needs,» he says.

His track record of successful business development and process improvement spans all aspects of the Healthcare industry including Pharmacy Benefit Management, Medical, Vision, Behavioral, Health Services, Life and Retail Services with business models ranging from start - up to national corporations.

She currently serves on the boards of mParticle, a multi-channel customer data platform for marketers, mPharma, a pharmacy benefits manager for sub-Saharan Africa, and Sempre Health, a US - based individualized healthcare pricing platform that improves medical adherence and affordability.

Done properly, employee health programs can indeed be a powerful tool in reducing health care costs — a necessity for employers struggling to keep up with the rising medical trend, as all benefits managers and brokers know.

Certain industries in particular, such as computer and IT, medical and health, and education and training, increasingly offer compensation for flexible employees that is on par with salaries and benefits paid to traditional workers.

We regularly advise clients on issues such as the design and implementation of qualified retirement programs and employee benefit plans, including medical, vacation, severance, health reimbursement arrangements, health savings accounts, self - funded corporate plans and related programs.

SaaS apps are tools used by Healthcare providers and benefits them through various healthcare applications for their EMR (electronic medical record), EHR (electronic health record) software, and revenue cycle management software.

Here's how the N.S Court of Appeal put the lid on medical pot coverage under a health benefits plan and the N.S. Workers» Compensation Act.

This is why many leading employers now offer employee benefits that provide in - depth expert medical reviews, customized health coaching and much more.

Similarly, guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance offers the ability to skip detailed health questions and the medical exam, but premiums will be even higher and the death benefit will be limited (typically less than $ 100,000).

This represents a cumulative total of over $ 2.3 million in funds raised since the tournament's inception in 1997 that directly benefit the young patients treated at Arnold Palmer Medical Center and UF Health Shands Children's Hospital.

His background includes serving in management and consulting for the healthcare technology, health insurance, medical device, and pharmacy benefits management industries.

By switching to Collective Health, Activision Blizzard was able to confidently adopt cost - effective strategies and new partnerships across their medical, pharmacy, vision, and dental benefits, without compromising their member experience.

Among them are the rights to: bullet joint parenting; bullet joint adoption; bullet joint foster care, custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents); bullet status as next - of - kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill to be competent; bullet joint insurance policies for home, auto and health; bullet dissolution and divorce protections such as community property and child support; bullet immigration and residency for partners from other countries; bullet inheritance automatically in the absence of a will; bullet joint leases with automatic renewal rights in the event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment; bullet inheritance of jointly - owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate); bullet benefits such as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare; bullet spousal exemptions to property tax increases upon the death of one partner who is a co-owner of the home; bullet veterans» discounts on medical care, education, and home loans; joint filing of tax returns; bullet joint filing of customs claims when traveling; bullet wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children; bullet bereavement or sick leave to care for a partner or child; bullet decision - making power with respect to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where to bury him or her; bullet crime victims» recovery benefits; bullet loss of consortium tort benefits; bullet domestic violence protection orders; bullet judicial protections and evidentiary immunity; bullet and more...

As a Canadian, it is a pleasure to know that if I need medical attention I will be covered and that my benefits at work cover anything I may need... not the least of which may be contraceptives (and in my case they would not be for the prevention of pregnancy but for maintaining health).

Even though alcoholism ranks as one of the country's three major health problems, along with cancer and heart disease; even though it accounts for approximately 98,000 deaths every year; even though it is the root cause of most pastoral - care crises (suicides, auto fatalities, child abuse, divorces, hospital admissions, accidental deaths and home violence); even though it costs the nation $ 120 billion annually in terms of lost work time, health and welfare benefits, property damage, medical expenses, insurance and lost wages; and even though its effects impair the educational process of every child in every classroom, still the church acts as though alcoholism does not exist.

Catholic organizations have no problem paying non-Catholics to work for them and those non-Catholic's can take that money that was paid to them and pay for an abortion, go gambling in Vegas, buy medical marijuana, buy condoms or even visit a Nevada «Chicken Ranch» if they want to, all funded by the Catholic Church, but don't you dare tell the Church they have to pay into a healthcare system where some employee's may choose to use those health benefits to pay for contraceptives?

In recent years, science and the medical community are coming back around to explore the amazing health benefits of chocolate.

This was the same conclusion my husband and I made almost fifteen years ago after pouring through coffee research in countless medical journals (Click HERE to learn more about the health benefits of coffee.)

If you start digging around in medical journals such as JAMA, the New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine and the Journal of Epidemiology, you'll find some pretty amazing research linking coffee to a wide number of health benefits.

Sensus has a global network of high - level research organizations, universities and academic medical centers that cooperate in finding scientifically proven health benefits.

Offering her support for its health and holistic benefits, Dorit Adler, the chief clinical dietician of Hadassah University Medical Center, said: «The evidence - based research proves again and again that the [low - meat] Mediterranean diet lowers the risks of most of the modern diseases from obesity through diabetes, heart disease and even cognitive impairment.

Food or beverage products that provide specific health benefits above and beyond basic nutrition, and target consumers who are either health conscious or have specific medical / dietary needs.