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- Watson Wyatt, Quest join to analyze health plans.(Watson Wyatt Worldwide)(Quest Analytics L.L.C)(Brief Article)
- 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...
- Research articles 2006-02-01
- Consultants flexing their muscles; signature products, technology boost marketing efforts. (health care)
- In 1994, when NEC America Inc. wanted to revamp the selection of health plans for its 2,700 employees, its first step was to bid the job out to benefits consultants. The winner: NEC's auditors, Price Waterhouse. Other consulting firms - among them TowIn 1994, when NEC...
- Research articles 1997-01-27
- UPDATES.(brief company and industry information)
- Asbestos liabilities bankrupt Owens Corning TOLEDO, Ohio--Asbestos liabilities are forcing Owens Corning to reorganize under bankruptcy protection. The Toledo, Ohio-based manufacturer filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 bankruptcy la Asbestos liabilities bankrupt Owens Corning TOLEDO, Ohio--Asbestos liabilities are forcing Owens Corning to reorganize...
- Research articles 2000-10-09
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- Maureen E. Cotter; Global Practice Director-Group & Health Care Benefits, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Southfield, Mich.(35 Rising Stars)(Brief Article)
- 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:...
- Research articles 2002-10-07
- Watson Wyatt and HighRoads Extend Partnership; Combine Strategy and Technology to Help Employers Control Benefits Costs
- WASHINGTON & BOSTON -- Watson Wyatt, a leading human capital consulting firm, and HighRoads, Inc., the leading provider of benefits lifecycle management BLM solutions, have renewed their strategic partnership. Together, Watson Wyatt and HighRoads help employers better manage benefits costs by automating the vendor selection and management process. As...
- Research articles 2005-10-12
- Health care costs to rise 15%: Poll.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Many employers will face health care cost increases in excess of 15% in 2002, due to the economic recession and claims associated with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to Watson Wyatt Worldwide. Prior to Sept. 11, employers were bracing for a 13.6% increase in...
- Research articles 2001-12-03
- Link up for the long haul: study: employers need real alliances with plans to save.(study by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the Washington Business Group on Health)
- Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the Washington Business Group on Health surveyed 252 companies representing 4 million employees and found that 43% claim to have set up long-term relationships with health plans. Industry observers feel that such multi-year relationships with healthcare providers are becoming increasingly important to maintain quality care. One...
- Research articles 1997-04-07
- Providers less likely to pass along rising health costs, Watson Wyatt survey finds.(Brief Article)
- Both employers and health plans are much more likely than health care providers to pass along rising medical costs to employees or clients, according to the results of a recent survey sponsored by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, the Washington Business Group on Health and the Healthcare Financial...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- Watson Wyatt warns on health costs.
- Byline: Christine St Anne Jun 14, 2007 (Investor Weekly - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Spending on health and aged care is expected to account for 9.3 per cent of Australia's gross domestic product GDP by 2046-47. This is according to the Australian Government's latest...
- Research articles 2007-06-14
- Upfront: Is Consumer-Driven Health Care Bearing Fruit?
- The paper talks about a research, conducted by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the National Business Group on Health NBGH, that companies' efforts to lower their health benefit costs by encouraging employees to take more responsibility for health-care decisions may be bearing fruits. The study examined health-care benefit cost increases incurred...
- White papers 2004-08-01
- Watson Wyatt & Company Holdings Reports Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2005
- WASHINGTON -- Watson Wyatt & Company Holdings (NYSE:WW), a leading international human capital consulting firm, today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2005, which ended on March 31, 2005. Revenues were $187.6 million for the quarter, as compared to $180.7 million in the prior-year third...
- Research articles 2005-05-05
- Workers Willing to Pay for More Health Care Choices - Brief Article
- When it comes to their health benefits, most workers would like to see more flexibility in their employers' benefits plan and say that they are willing to contribute more to health insurance premiums to offset the cost of increased options, according to a recent study conducted by the consulting group...
- Research articles 2001-10-01
- Business World
- Just try staying healthy NEW YORK AP -- The aging of the Baby Boom generation and other factors could push per-capita health care spending 3 1/2 times higher than current levels by the year 2030, says the consulting firm Watson Wyatt Worldwide. As Boomers grow older,...
- Research articles 1996-05-02
- Can't buy me health
- The lopsided health care cost equation remains: A disproportionately large share of companies' health care costs stem from the treatment of a small group of employees and dependents with chronic or catastrophic illnesses, according to an analysis by global consulting firm Watson Wyatt. As a result, companies that focus solely...
- Research articles 2006-06-01
- Dr. David Friend Joins Alvarez & Marsal as Managing Director; Former Senior Partner at Watson Wyatt Brings Rich Background in Pension, Investment Management and Health Care Consulting
- NEW YORK -- Alvarez & Marsal, a global professional services firm, announced that David Friend M.D., a veteran executive with extensive expertise in pension, investment and healthcare finance as well as turnaround situations, has joined the firm as a managing director and member of the firm's North American Turnaround Management...
- Research articles 2005-05-24
- Survey Indicates Lack of Trust in Executives Hurts Companies' Bottom Line.
- By Victor Godinez, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 4--Only 39 percent of workers trust the senior executives at their companies, and that lack of trust has a direct impact on the bottom line, says Watson Wyatt & Co.'s...
- Research articles 2002-08-04
- Rising Medical Costs: Pass 'Em On
- Health-care costs in 2002 jumped more than many companies projected. Although health-care benefit costs have soared for several years, nearly half (45 percent) of employers reported that their health-care costs exceeded their budgets in 2002, according to the Eighth Annual Watson Wyatt/WBGH Survey, released by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the...
- White papers 2003-03-07
- BenefitNews.com Adviser
- Four more years expected to stabilize health policies The re-election of President George W. Bush and a wider margin of Republican control in Congress means sweeping changes made by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 will stay in place and most likely grow, benefits experts say. "Bush's re-election...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- It Hurts When I Do This
- In an attempt to control spiraling costs, companies are increasingly requiring their workers to take on more responsibility for their health-care needs. That finding comes from a survey of 292 large corporations conducted by Watson Wyatt and the Washington Business Group on Health. Not surprisingly, just 34 percent of the...
- White papers 2002-05-30
- Use of Web-based HR tools rising in foodservice
- WASHINGTON -- A growing number of companies are giving employees online access to health care, retirement or other benefits information and permitting workers to directly manage some aspects of those plans, but few take that approach across the board, surveyors said. Watson Wyatt, a global human-resources and financial-management consulting...
- Research articles 2005-12-12
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