healthcare
Jelf Employee Benefits : healthcare benefits should deliver an ROI
Employee benefits are now expected to do much more than just reward. However, in many organisations, employee benefits are still deployed passively without clear...
Aon Hewitt : employers increasingly adopting payment strategies to improve efficiencies in the U.S. Health Care System
To mitigate rising health care costs, an increasing number of companies are considering adopting strategies that will improve the way they pay for health...
Spain : no free healthcare causes confusion with expats
Following the recent reports that British citizens are being turned away from hospitals or being charged for healthcare in Spain, Jelf Employee Benefits is...
Jelf Employee Benefits : expats return home after failing to budget for healthcare
Jelf Employee Benefits is warning employers to fully research the healthcare system in destinations where they are looking to relocate employees. Whilst figures about...
Jelf appoints new Executive Director for Mergers and Acquisitions
Wayne Pontin has been appointed as executive director mergers and acquisitions for Jelf, reflecting the Group’s ambitions to grow its Employee Benefits arm.
Wayne has...
France : President Francois Hollande demands inquiry after a mother lost her baby giving birth in a car
French President Francois Hollande demanded an inquiry Saturday after a mother lost her baby in giving birth in a car on her way to...
Healthcare team realigned for Jelf Employee Benefits
Jelf Employee Benefits has undertaken a strategic reallocation of resources to meet its goal to substantially grow its healthcare division. Having performed a pivotal...
Aria Assistance : acquires Premier Occupational Healthcare
Aria Assistance, the new independent insurance and assistance company formed after the management buyout of Europ Assistance UK & Ireland, has reaffirmed its commitment...
AXA Healthcare removes limits on cancer treatment
AXA PPP Healthcare, one of the UK's biggest health insurance providers, has joined Aviva in removing all limits on its cover for licensed cancer...
First British state hospital takeover by a private firm
A private firm in Britain was given the green light Thursday to take over the management of a debt-ridden state hospital, in the country's...
Appointment : Tanya Selley is appointed International Healthcare Consultant
Jelf Employee Benefit announces the appointment of Tanya Selley as International Healthcare Consultant. She joins the team reporting into International Healthcare Director Sarah Dennis...
Prudential : PruHealth becomes Nectar’s exclusive healthcare part
PruHealth customers can now collect up to 200 Nectar points and 10 Vitality points each week when buying £20 worth of healthy foods during...
Billion dollar boost for US health research
Health and science research would get a billion-dollar boost under the 2012 budget proposed Monday by US President Barack Obama, including a major new...
U.S. Government report shows pre-existing conditions prevents access to health insurance
As many as 129 million people in the United States, or almost half of those under 65, have a pre-existing condition that could bar...
U.S. healthcare : PwC report shows trends for 2011
A potential decline in physician office visits, record spending on health information technology, a total redesign of insurance markets, and the creation of accountable...
Third of Americans will be diabetic
Diabetes is costing the United States up to 160 billion dollars per year and might affect one-third of Americans by the middle of the...
Judge rules Obama health reform unconstitutional
A US judge Monday ruled that a key provision in the Obama administration's landmark health care reform requiring all Americans to have insurance was...
Justice : Drug companies in the U.S. to pay 421 million USD for price scam
Three pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay 421 million dollars for reporting inflated drug prices to the US government, officials said Tuesday.
The Justice Department...
Health insurance : keeping active ‘can boost health’
Keeping active around the house will help elderly people reduce their risk of accidents, thereby lowering the likelihood of having to make a claim...
