This approach will reflect the value that is created for shareholders and the contribution of the team responsible for those results, and it will provide for balanced rewards that are consistent with long term sustained performance.

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In Northern Ireland, the minister said, "we wanted to take a different approach, one that continues to maintain the current balance between public funding and user contribution".

BBC: Northern Ireland Assembly

Defined contribution may not be a panacea for America's spiralling health costs, but the new approach could be a useful step towards transferring more of the burden away from hard-pressed employers.

ECONOMIST: Corporate health plans

The Council firmly believes that implementing a defined contribution system, with strong regulatory protections for patients, is a responsible and feasible approach to strengthening the Medicare program.

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