The Handbook of Employee Benefits: Health and Group Benefits 7/E, 7th Edition

CONTENTS

Preface

Contributing Authors

PART ONETHE ENVIRONMENT OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Chapter 1The Environment of Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefits Defined

Reasons for the Growth of Employee Benefit Plans

Group Technique

Overall Employee Benefit Concerns

Chapter 2Functional Approach to Designing and Evaluating Employee Benefits

The Functional Approach in Concept

Need for the Functional Approach

Consistency with an Employer’s Total Compensation Philosophy

Application of the Functional Approach

Chapter 3Risk Concepts and Employee Benefit Planning

Risk and Employee Benefits

Insurance and Insurable Risk

Summary

PART TWOMEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH BENEFITS

Chapter 4Health Plan Evolution

The Early Origins of Medical Plans

The Evolution of Hospital/Medical ...