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        "uri": "/2011/08/02/enrollment-costs-up-under-health-reform/",
        "title": "Enrollment, costs up under health reform",
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        "prettyDate": "August 02, 2011",
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        "summary": "A new study by Mercer shows that employers are feeling the pinch as enrollment ticks up and compliance demands grow under health reform.",
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        "uri": "/2011/08/01/paid-sick-days-reduce-health-costs/",
        "title": "Paid sick days reduce health costs",
        "byline": "Heather Trese",
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        "prettyDate": "August 01, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "1 minute",
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        "summary": "A new study from the Institute for Womens Policy Research finds that giving employees access to paid sick days reduces visits to hospital emergency rooms, saving $1 billion every year.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2011/08/01/medicare-reduces-payments-for-skilled-nursing-faci/",
        "title": "Medicare reduces payments for skilled nursing facilities",
        "byline": " Heather Trese ",
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        "prettyDate": "August 01, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "1 minute",
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        "summary": "The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it is reducing payments for skilled nursing facilities by $3.87 billion in fiscal year 2012.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2011/07/29/limited-medical-participants-not-eligible-for-pcip/",
        "title": "Limited medical participants not eligible for PCIP",
        "byline": "Heather Trese",
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        "prettyDate": "July 29, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "Employees enrolled in limited-benefit medical plans may be blocked from participating in the federal high-risk pool created by the PPACA.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2011/07/29/79-of-seniors-oppose-possible-medicare-cuts/",
        "title": "79% of seniors oppose possible Medicare cuts",
        "byline": "Heather Trese",
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        "prettyDate": "July 29, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "In a recent survey, 81 percent of seniors who have Medicare coverage indicated that having to pay any more for Medicare benefits in the future would put either a heavy or serious financial burden on them.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2011/07/27/disability-insurance-saves-taxpayers-4-5-billion/",
        "title": "Disability insurance saves taxpayers $4.5 billion",
        "byline": " Heather Trese ",
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        "prettyDate": "July 27, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "A new analysis from Charles River Associates finds that group disability insurance protects as many as 500,000 families a year, translating into direct savings of $4.5 billion for taxpayers and the government.",
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        "uri": "/2011/07/27/burchfield-ceo-offers-express-scriptsmedco-merger/",
        "title": "Burchfield CEO offers Express Scripts/Medco merger insight",
        "byline": " Heather Trese ",
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        "prettyDate": "July 27, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "The Burchfield Group, a pharmacy benefit consulting and auditing firm, believes that Express Scripts, Inc.'s purchase of Medco Health Solutions will be a 'sea change' for the PBM industry.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2011/07/27/paid-vacations-most-common-benefit/",
        "title": "Paid vacations most common benefit",
        "byline": "Heather Trese",
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        "prettyDate": "July 27, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, paid leave benefits are the most widely available benefits offered by employers, with 91 percent of full-time workers in private industry receiving paid vacations.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2011/07/26/majority-prefer-passive-enrollment/",
        "title": "Majority prefer passive enrollment",
        "byline": "Heather Trese",
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        "prettyDate": "July 26, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "A new study from HighRoads found that 71 percent of human resource executives prefer passive to active open enrollment periods, allowing employees to automatically renew their plans.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2011/07/26/speakers-budget-ignites-class-warfare/",
        "title": "Speaker's budget ignites \"class warfare\"",
        "byline": "Heather Trese",
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        "prettyDate": "July 26, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "Robert Greenstein, president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, said the cuts required by House Speaker John Boehner's new budget proposal are tantamount to a form of class warfare.",
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