Dave Osterndorf

• Towers Watson, Extend Health form alliance

  By Heather Trese  |  August 2, 2011

  Towers Watson and Extend Health Inc., operator of the largest private Medicare exchange in the country, have formed a strategic alliance.

• Retiree health benefits in jeopardy

  By Jenny Ivy  |  July 1, 2010

  Retiree health benefits are expected to take a major hit. Most employers (77 percent) believe reform is going to reduce the number

• Most large employers face Cadillac tax, study shows

  By Jenny Ivy  |  May 19, 2010

  Unless health care costs can be mitigated, more than 60 percent of large employers' health plans will be affected by a federal excise tax that will go into effect in 2018, according to new analysis from benefit consultant Towers Watson.