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Should CVS Punish Employees For Smoking?

Kristine Bellino — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:05:09 +0000

CVS is coming under criticism for fining employees who smoke and participate in the company's health plan $600.

CVS is Requiring Healthy Choices of their Employees, or Else

Keeler in the Morning — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:43:37 +0000

Employees of CVS Pharmacy who are provided health insurance through the company must participate in health screenings or face surcharges of $600 per year on their health plan. It's a new initiative of the national chain in their latest effort to keep their health insurance costs down and it might very well serve as a benchmark for other employers

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Gallup: More Americans Were Uninsured in 2011

Daryl Nelson — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:43:14 +0000

Texas continues to be the state with the highest percentage of residents without health insurance, according to the latest Gallup health survey on insurance coverage in the United States.

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Recession, High Co-Pays Tied to Fewer Colonoscopy Screenings Among People with Private Insurance

Daryl Nelson — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:37:10 +0000

The recent economic recession is the longest since World War II. With record joblessness, personal health care spending, particularly for preventative health services, has dropped dramatically.

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Fewer Americans Have Employer-Based Health Insurance

Althea Fung — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:06:28 +0000

Fewer Americans got their health insurance through an employer in 2011 than in 2010, according to a new report from the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index.

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Health Insurance Open House

mary.klievoneit — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:58:55 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Upstate Cerebral Palsy will be teaming up with Fidelis Care for a Health Insurance Open House next week.

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NYCOM Mandate, Property Tax Report

Jeff Monaski — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:51:23 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - The New York Conference of Mayors has a list of recommendations that it says will help avoid an imminent crisis.

NYCOM Executive Director Peter Baynes says before Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo can move forward with his plan to cap property taxes at 2-percent, uncontrolled, skyrocketing costs must be addressed

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