|
|
President George W. Bush plans to reform the U.S. health insurance system with policies that favor individually-owned coverage over employer-provided insurance, while also offering incentives to small businesses to provide coverage for their workers, according to several recently published studies examining Bush’s agenda for his second term. Employees Want Support In Taking Responsibility For Health Care Employees are willing to take charge of their own health care decisions, but want guidance from their employers on how to adjust to a consumer-directed system, according to a survey by human resources consulting group Hewitt Associates. BLS Releases Figures On Employee Benefits In Private Industry In March 2004, 59% of employees in private industry had access to retirement benefits, with 50% participating in at least one type of retirement plan; and 69% of workers had access to employer-sponsored medical care plans, with 53% participating in the plans, according to the results of the 2004 National Compensation Survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). |
|||
 |
||||
| If you do not wish to receive any further emails please reply to this message and use 'unsubscribe' as the subject. | ||||
