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Here are some great
web sites related to group benefits plans. The information is divided
into the following categories:
Group Benefit Industry
Sites
These industry sites serve the needs of group benefit professionals
by providing access to relevant industry information
Work Index
- This relatively new site from Cornell University School of Labor
Relations and Human Resources Executive is a comprehensive index of
workplace information.
Benefits
Link - A warehouse of information and services for employers
sponsoring employee benefit plans, companies providing products and
services for plans, and participating employees.
The Employer
Quality Partnership (EQP) is a voluntary coalition of employer
organizations whose mission is to accelerate positive changes that
are occurring in the health care marketplace. By fostering a market-based
health care system--as opposed to a government-based system--EQP ensures
that health plans and providers compete on the basis of quality, performance
and consumer satisfaction.
The Institute
of Management and Administration - A leading publisher of
business and management information. This site contains representative
articles from IOMA publications for management professionals. Their
HR articles are timely and highly relevant to current issues.
Employee
Benefit News - Catch up on the latest news and information
regarding employee group benefits and human resources processes.
Government/Regulatory Sites
The
IRS and Social Security Administration publish the Reporter,
A Newsletter for Employers (Publication 1693). It is filled with help
on employer issues relating to taxes.
Present
Law and Background on Federal Tax Provisions Relating to Health Care
(04/28/98)This document, prepared by the staff of the House Joint
Committee on Taxation, provides a description (Part I) of present-law
rules and legislative background for certain Federal tax provisions
affecting health care (other than tax-exempt organizations and tax-exempt
bond provisions relating to hospitals and other health care organizations).
In addition, Part II of this document discusses data on the utilization
of certain of these tax provisions under present law.
The Health
Care Financing Administration (HCFA) is the federal agency
that administers the Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health Insurance
Programs. In addition to providing health insurance, HCFA also performs
a number of quality-focused activities, including regulation of laboratory
testing (CLIA), surveys and certification, and quality-of-care improvement.
The General
Accounting Office publishes survey-type reports about various
federal law issues. This collection is related to health care issues
such as managed care, access to health insurance, and health care
quality.
Health Care/Wellness Sites
These sites are dedicated to promoting health and well-being.
National Institutes
of Health - This site delivers the latest in health information,
updates on health care news and events, and links to comprehensive
health information sites.
Mayo
Health O@sis - At this site, you'll find easy-to-read, relevant
information for a healthier life. You'll discover a growing database
of explanations on how to treat common and not-so-common illnesses,
as well as information on disease prevention.
Medscape
- This site is known as the online resource for better patient care.
It presents daily updates in medical news, detailed clinical information
for list of specialties, a library, and an online bookstore.
MedicineNet
is a network of doctors producing comprehensive, up-to-date health
information for the public.contacts.
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