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IMHO: Best for Success
September 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Today PLANSPONSOR opens nominations for our Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year awards.
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HHS Issues New Guidance on Annual Limit Waivers and HRAs
August 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Since September 2010, group health plans and health insurance issuers have been able to apply to the Department of Health and Human Services...
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IMHO: Hurricane "Forces"
August 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It’s been a stressful week—and it’s not over yet.
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Plan advice: All set? Maybe, maybe not! Part 1: The all-important difference between information and advice.
August 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Not just a word game – “information” and “advice” have very different fiduciary and legal implications. Learn more about one of the...
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IMHO: “Checking” Accounts
August 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I finally got to the dentist last week.
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Planning for the Future Impact of PPACA
August 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most employers have spent the last year and a half studying new regulations, amending their health plans, and notifying participants of changes.
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IMHO: Decision “Points”
August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I have watched with increasing interest the growing furor over the Department of Labor’s proposed new fiduciary definition.
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What is Required Under the New Preventive Health Guidelines?
August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently adopted new preventive care guidelines for women, which will be required to be covered...
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IMHO: Fifth "Avenues"
August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The year we began publishing PLANADVISER - 2006 - was a big year in many ways for me.
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What is the Status of Guidance on Insurance Exchanges?
August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What is the status of PPACA guidance on the State health insurance Exchanges that are supposed to be available to individuals and small...
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(b)Mused: “Consolidating” Views
August 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – If you are a member of the PLANSPONSOR (b)lines 403(b) group on LinkedIn you know that a recent article opposing efforts to...
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IMHO: “Free” Ride?
August 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I was late to the NetFlix game – switching over only when my local Blockbuster closed its doors.
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Change in External Review Scope for Self-Funded Plans
August 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PPACA requires that group health plans provide a new external appeal, on top of the initial claims and appeals already provided under the...
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(b)Mused: Knowledge Gap?
August 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - At a recent family gathering I asked a cousin, who is a professor at a state university along with her husband, if...
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IMHO: Savings “Bonds”
July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In my experience, there are three major reasons that people save for retirement.
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What's That You Say? The New Requirements for Foreign Language EOBs
July 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The interim final rule (IFR) for claims and appeals under PPACA introduced a concept of providing health plan explanations of benefit (EOBs) in...
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Communication: Why It’s Really Important, and How to Be Effective
July 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Why is it really important to communicate effectively with your employees regarding retirement saving matters? Effective communication benefits your employees, your organization...
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ERISA: A Burden or Needed Protection for Governmental 403(b)s?
July 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Scott Dauenhauer, CFP, MSFP, AIF, Meridian Fiduciary Consulting, contends that public sector defined contribution plan participants are losing billions of dollars every year...
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IMHO: “Much” Ado
July 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There were three big disclosure announcements last week.
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Comparative Effectiveness Fee – Part II
July 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What types of health insurance policies and self-insured health plans are subject to the PPACA health coverage fee to fund comparative effectiveness research? ...