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MVP expands self-funded insurance offerings to mid-sized businesses
MVP Health Care, Inc. has seen plenty of interest after launching a self-funded insurance option for mid-sized businesses, according to the Schenectady–based insurer’s vice president of corporate affairs. The mid-sized self-funded insurance option, which MVP launched in March under the name SelectSuite, targets companies with between 51 employees and 149 employees. MVP hadn’t previously offered […]
Study: CDHP growth could save $57.1 billion per year
Enrollment growth in consumer-directed health plans (CDHP) could trim national health-care spending for the non-elderly by $57.1 billion per year, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation. Those savings would come if CDHPs grew to account for half of all employer-sponsored health-insurance plans in the country, according to the study, which was published
Hebert brings ‘crazy, fun’ style to workplace training
LYSANDER — An energetic instructor can make any topic interesting, from customer service to sales, according to Joan Hebert. “If you ever stand up and say, ‘I know this is dull and I know this is not fun,’ you’ve just shot yourself in the foot,” says Hebert, the principal of Hebert Performance Training. “I’ve got
Poll finds support for minimum-wage hike, tax breaks
Proposals to increase New York’s minimum wage and to give small businesses in the state a package of tax cuts and credits received high levels
Ithaca named third-best city in U.S. for finding a job
Ithaca is one of the best cities in the country in which to find a job, according to a new list from a staffing firm.
Health-care staffing company adds to services offered
UTICA — The Fortus Group, Inc., which has specialized in health-care staffing since the 1990s, has some new offerings on tap for 2012 that it hopes local health-care organizations and providers will find attractive. Michael Maurizio, president and CEO, founded the company in Rome in 1993, providing permanent-placement staffing services, and over the years, the
April jobs report reinforces lackluster job market
Last Friday’s (May 4) monthly nonfarm payrolls report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), despite showing continued job growth and a slight dip
Unemployment rates drop slightly in March
March unemployment rates in local metro areas fell from February, but were mixed when compared with the same month a year ago. The unemployment rate
New York to require life insurers to cross-check rolls
New York state will issue a mandate requiring life insurers to cross-check their policy rolls against a federal list of recent deaths after a state
Cuomo issues executive order to establish health exchange
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered state agencies to set up a health-benefit exchange in New York that will meet requirements in the federal government’s 2010
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