DoL Wants a Post-PPACA Look at Welfare Regs
July 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With the passage of health care reform, the Labor Department wants to...
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Smaller Firms Fear Health Care Reform Cost Hikes
July 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty-nine percent of employers with 500 or fewer workers forecast significant health care cost hikes...
Court Blocks AZ Domestic Partner Benefits Limit
July 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Arizona, which bans gay marriage, has blocked a state law limiting...
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Health Research Group Promotes Employer Self Insurance
July 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers should consider taking advantage of the additional claims data available and potential for additional...
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SeeChange to Offer HSA Products to CA Employers
July 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SeeChange Health Insurance Company, a provider of value-based health insurance plans to employers, will offer...
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What About PPACA’s Restrictions on Pre-Existing Conditions?
July 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury recently published a new Interim...
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Principal Brings Health Provider Network to Chattanooga
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal Financial Group has unveiled its Principal Edge Network health provider service in the...
Regulators Issue Rules for Group Health Plans on Claims and Appeals
July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal regulators have issued interim final regulations implementing the requirements regarding internal claims and appeals...
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ADP Offers FSA Participant Communications Campaign
July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ADP has introduced its new FSA Growth Program to help clients drive enrollment in their...
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Employers Say Health and Productivity Management Programs Work
July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) analysis of the health and productivity management (HPM) practices of...
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What Does the Interim Final Rule Mean for Grandfathered Plans?
July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On June 14, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor,...
Court Finds Employer Must Continue Lifetime Health Coverage for Retirees
July 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan has ruled that Menasha Corp....
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Recent DOMA Rulings Have Implications for Employee Benefit Plans
July 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On July 8, 2010, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued two...
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Mercer Provides Pre-Open Enrollment Checklist
July 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This year’s open enrollment period will be more challenging than ever as plan sponsors make...
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R.E. Moulton Announces Coverage Reimbursement Option
July 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – R. E. Moulton has announced the availability of an unlimited specific coverage reimbursement option for...
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Mercer Urges Employers to Use Dependent Eligibility Audits
July 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In preparation for the January 1, 2011 expansion of health care coverage to children up...
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What Are the Implications of the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program?
July 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On June 29, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") began accepting applications...
Court Rules for Retirees on Health Benefits
July 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirees from a Sturgis, Michigan, manufacturing facility are entitled to employer-paid health benefits for...
EBSA Announces Health Benefits Compliance Seminar in Omaha
July 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Nebraska Department of Insurance...
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Health Solutions Plus to Use Evolution Benefits Services
July 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Evolution Benefits (EB) has announced that Health Solutions Plus (HSP) will now provide its clients...