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Michigan 401(k) Plan Cuts Liability Costs
July 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy found that a
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The Comparative Effectiveness Fee – Part I
July 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What is the amount of the PPACA health coverage fee to fund comparative effectiveness research...
HHS Issues Proposal on Health Insurance Exchanges
July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a framework to assist...
Benefits |
High Deductible Health Plans Continue to Grow
July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – PricewaterhouseCoopers' 2011 Health &Well-Being Touchstone Survey shows the average reported increase in employers’ medical plan...
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TIAA-CREF and Emeriti Team to Offer Health Care Savings Solution
July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TIAA-CREF has announced a new collaboration with Emeriti Retirement Health Solutions that will help individuals...
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Wells Fargo Acquires EDIFY
July 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo Insurance Services has announced the acquisition of EDIFY, LLC, an employee benefits consulting...
Benefits |
Cut to Tax Benefits Could Drive Workers to Exchanges
July 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds that workers may...
Benefits |
Some Employers Still Cautious to Adopt CDHPs
July 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although organizations are concerned about costs when deciding which health benefits to offer employees, less...
Benefits |
HSA Growth Continues
July 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An annual census by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) of U.S. health insurance carriers shows...
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Agencies Amend Claims & Appeals Regulation
July 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We have devoted a few columns to the new claims and appeals requirements under PPACA...
Benefits |
Michigan Senate Bill Alters Teacher Tenure Rules
July 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Michigan Senate passed a package of bills that would alter teacher tenure rules and...
Benefits |
Report Finds Decline in Employer Health Insurance Coverage
July 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Overall, the percentage of the U.S. nonelderly population with employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) declined from...
Benefits |
Subsidies Have Little Impact on Retiree Medical Strategies
June 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of respondents to a recent HighRoads survey indicated the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program...
Benefits |
Employers Shifting Health Benefits Costs to Employees
June 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While 54% of senior financial executive respondents to a recent survey said keeping their employees’...
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OSHA Tool Helps Employers Determine if Injuries are Work-Related
June 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has unveiled a new interactive...
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OSHA Tool Helps Employers Determine if Injuries are Work-Related
June 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has unveiled a new interactive...
Court Upholds Ruling that Health Care Law is Constitutional
June 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling that the...
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HHS Issues New Guidance on Annual Limit Waivers
June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last year, a number of health plans requested a "waiver" from the annual limit requirements...
EBSA Amends Guidance on External Review Processes
June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has amended the 16 minimum consumer...
IRS Seeks Comment on Self-Funded Plans Fees
June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service is asking for comments on a health care reform law provision...