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Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company released Wednesday its new Group Medical Bridge 1.0 product, a group hospital confinement indemnity plan that pays benefits to help cover the out-of-pocket medical and non-medical expenses associated with a covered hospital stay.

For two days in June, HR experts and leaders from around the world will gather to discuss critical issues and find solutions to the challenges faced in the shifting industry.

More than a thousand Kaiser Permanente pharmacists in Southern California have stopped plans to strike on Thursday and Friday because benefit negotiations have moved forward, said Jim Anderson, spokesperson for Kaiser Permanente.

Government workers in New Jersey may soon be paying for more for their health care, if a proposal by Governor Chris Christie is adopted.

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Turning this already low-cost product into a voluntary benefit can serve as a cost-efficient way for employers to boost their overall health care strategy.