Are employers pursuing value-based purchasing?
Article Abstract:
A survey of employers, which investigates the trends in the United States employers to follow value based purchasing (VBP), is presented. VBP aims at factoring quality into the purchasing decision making process when negotiating with providers and insurers.
Publication Name: Benefits Quarterly
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 8756-1263
Year: 2005
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Coordination between social security and defined benefit plans: how might social security reform affect defined benefit pensions?
Article Abstract:
The association between social security reform and defined benefit plans is examined. It is shown that the future of integration will be largely determined by the future of defined benefit plans.
Publication Name: Benefits Quarterly
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 8756-1263
Year: 2005
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Combating employee benefit cost and control issues: the case for coalition purchasing
Article Abstract:
The reasons for the growing popularity of employee benefit coalitions are examined.
Publication Name: Benefits Quarterly
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 8756-1263
Year: 2005
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