The exchanges are here, FINRA disciplinary actions up, absenteeism way down: This week in benefits

A round-up of the weeks employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web

By James E. Green | March 16, 2012 at 03:37 AM

A timeline of the week's top headlines

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Employer plan participants with cancer often lose their coverage, witness warns Congress

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Why are optometrists squinting at vision care plans?

By Allison Bell | April 03, 2025

The providers say vision benefit managers now control 70% of the market, the plans disagree, and both sides want to win over state legislators.

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The exchanges are here, FINRA disciplinary actions up, absenteeism way down: This week in benefits

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1 Alternative Health Plan Designs: Key to Keeping Employers in the Market?

2 From Pain to Performance: Cutting-Edge Strategies to Reduce MSK, Metabolic, and Mental Health Costs

3 If the Supreme Court kills 'free' ACA preventive care rules, what then?

4 Even 'good' employers face rising risk of lawsuits over health plan costs

5 Trump’s new trade tariffs may hit over 400 Canadian-made drugs, cause shortages

The 3 Rs of driving employee engagement (Expo preview)

Employer plan participants with cancer often lose their coverage, witness warns Congress

Why are optometrists squinting at vision care plans?

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4 Even 'good' employers face rising risk of lawsuits over health plan costs

5 Trump’s new trade tariffs may hit over 400 Canadian-made drugs, cause shortages

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