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February 13, 2004 - 8,783 subscribers
Today's sponsor: CBI’s 2nd Annual Disease Management Summit for Employers, Providers and Health Plans
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FASB Confirms Existing Rules on Medicare Accounting
Excerpt: "The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on Wednesday cleared up some of the confusion surrounding accounting for the effects of the new Medicare law.... FASB's Wednesday vote confirmed that existing rules governing post-retirement benefit costs should be used. According to the Wall Street Journal, that means companies should book the estimated amount of federal subsidy as a reduction of future benefit costs -- instead of as a stream of income from continuing operations." (AccountingWEB)
Consumer Choice Health Care: Reports From the Field
Excerpt: "The consumer choice health care movement is reaching its stride as the new products mature and reach further into the mainstream market. Early results are very encouraging. The vendors presenting at Galen's briefing all showed improvements in cost-containing activities by their enrollees and a new level of health care activism." (The Galen Institute)
Links to Items on Executive Comp, Benefits in General
Benefits Planning for 2004 (PDF)
4 pages. Excerpt: "With so much rapid change in the world of compensation and benefits, it's hard for executives and human resources professionals to know where to focus their efforts. This article briefly highlights some issues that will deserve particular attention this year." (Kenneth A. Hoogstra of von Briesen & Roper, s.c.)
Newly Posted Events
Washington Update Webcast
Nationwide on February 26, 2004
presented by ASPA (American Society of Pension Actuaries)
Managing an Aging Workforce
Nationwide on February 25, 2004
presented by Winston & Strawn
Breaking Down the Barriers to 401(k) Use
Nationwide on February 13, 2004
presented by Hewitt Associates LLC
Newly Posted Press Releases
Treasury and IRS Shut Down Abusive Life Insurance Policies in Retirement Plans
(Internal Revenue Service (IRS))
Treasury and IRS Make It Easier for States to Use the Health Coverage Tax Credit
(U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service)
SEC Adopts Enhanced Mutual Fund Expense and Portfolio Disclosure; Proposes Improved Disclosure of Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Prohibition on the Use of Brokerage Commissions to Finance Distribution
(U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
'Hard 4 PM' Trading Deadline Will Cost Participants $1 Billion -- NDCC Suggests Allowing Intermediaries to Accept Trades Until 4:00 PM ET
(National Defined Contribution Council)
Newly Posted or Renewed Job Openings
Project Manager-CCI
for Transamerica
in CA
Vice President, Retirement Services
for Invesmart
in KY
401k Client Service Representative
for BISYS Retirement Services
in PA
Compensation Manager
for Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
in NV
Account Manager - Recordkeeping
for Executive Benefits TPA
in GA
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