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• KATHRYN YATES.(Spotlight: Women to Watch)(Watson Wyatt Worldwide)(Interview)(Brief article)

  - 2007-07-30

  Communication Global Practice Director Watson Wyatt Worldwide Chicago Kathryn Yates has been helping organizations manage change, effectively communicate with employees on benefit issues and increase overall employee engagement. Ms. Yates foc Communication Global Practice Director ...

  Tags: employee engagement, health care, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, women

• Watson Wyatt, Quest join to analyze health plans.(Watson Wyatt Worldwide)(Quest Analytics L.L.C)(Brief Article)

  - 2006-02-01

  ARLINGTON, Va.-Watson Wyatt Worldwide has entered into a strategic partnership with software firm Quest Analytics L.L.C. aimed at allowing Watson Wyatt to better help client companies make health care decisions involving provider quality. Appleton ARLINGTON, Va.-Watson Wyatt Worldwide has entered into a strategic...

  Tags: analytics, health care, Watson Wyatt, Watson Wyatt Worldwide

• Medical Benefits and Cost Sharing Trends, 2000-2003

  BNET - 2004-09-01

  There has been much discussion in recent years about increasing the financial tension on consumers at the point where they purchase medical care. Consumer driven health plans CDHPs have emerged that require higher cost sharing at point of purchase combined with decision support systems intended to help consumers purchase medical...

  Tags: Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Health Care, Payroll Solutions, Benefits, Human Resources

• Federal Policy Options to Support a System of Employment-Based Health Insurance

  BNET - 2004-04-12

  The majority of Americans obtain their health insurance through an employment-based system, with decision-making about the purchase and delivery of health care shared among the consumer, the health care provider and the employer-sponsored plan. This paper explores the barriers of the individual health insurance market and concludes that it does...

  Tags: Health Insurance, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Payroll Solutions, Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

• The Future of Retiree Health Benefits in Higher Education in the United States

  BNET - 2004-03-15

  Employer provision of health insurance for retirees arose somewhat accidentally several decades ago when many employers did not understand the nature of the commitment they were making. Over the decades, all employer-sponsored health benefits have been subject to high rates of cost inflation. That phenomenon in combination with the common...

  Tags: Education, Health Benefit, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Health Care, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software

• The Impact of Legislation on the Provision of Health-Related Benefits to Employees

  BNET - 2004-02-01

  Conducting business is a progressively risky thing to do. Employers are only too aware of the burden of regulation on all areas of activity, and the provision and management of benefit programmes for employees in ill health is no exception. This paper is not an exhaustive summary of the legislation...

  Tags: Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Health Care, Payroll Solutions, Benefits, Human Resources

• Maureen E. Cotter; Global Practice Director-Group & Health Care Benefits, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Southfield, Mich.(35 Rising Stars)(Brief Article)

  - 2002-10-07

  Age: 42 Achievements: Maureen Cotter began her career with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan in 1983 and eventually became a team leader in national accounts for the health insurer. Ms. Cotter joined Watson Wyatt Worldwide in 1996 and has s Age:...

  Tags: Blue Cross Blue Shield, health care, Watson Wyatt Worldwide

• Prevention can head off absences.(Watson Wyatt Worldwide report)(Brief Article)

  - 2001-04-23

  In a recent survey tracking disability management, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a human-resources company based in New York City, found that employers that took some simple steps to manage illnesses and injuries were able to reduce absence rates from 5.3 In a recent survey tracking disability...

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• Benefit Satisfaction Lags For Health Plans.(Watson Wyatt Worldwide survey)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

  - 2000-07-31

  Just 12 percent of employee benefit managers responding to a recent survey by Watson Wyatt Worldwide say their organizations get excellent results from their health plans in terms of employee satisfaction. Only 13 percent got excellent outcomes in te Just 12 percent of employee benefit managers...

  Tags: benefit, employee satisfaction, health care, survey, Watson Wyatt Worldwide