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Results from Sibson's 'Healthy Enterprise Study' (PDF)
"Based on the study data on program offerings and reported effectiveness, Sibson created a Healthy Enterprise Index to compare organizations to one another. Sibson found that a higher index was associated with lower health care costs, health cost increases and turnover."
(The Segal Group, Inc.)
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Success Factors in Five High-Quality, Low-Cost Health Plans
"In this report, the authors conducted case studies of five health plans that received high scores on quality and resource utilization, using data collected by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. The focus of this study was to understand how health plans with delivery systems that include a significant network of independent, community physicians achieve high performance."
(The Commonwealth Fund)
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PPACA Heightens Need to Benchmark Benefit Programs
"[S]ome experts believe that health care reform not only has created greater employer interest in benchmarking benefits programs, but also will slightly alter what employers want to measure."
(Employee Benefit News; free registration required)
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Workplace Flexibility Gets a Little Blue Around the Collar
"'Low-wage workers face rigid work schedules that are difficult to change -- unpredictable schedules that require working particular dates or at particular times with little advance notice, and unstable schedules with hours that fluctuate from week to week or month to month.'"
(Smiley Pete Publishing)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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[Guidance Overview]
Proposed Rules on Incentive Compensation from the SEC
"Like the rules proposed for 'covered financial institutions' by the SEC and six other agencies last month . . . the proposed rules have three main sections . . . ."
(Michael S. Melbinger via Winston & Strawn LLP)
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ERISA Bonding Requirements (PDF)
"[ERISA] bonding requirements are quite voluminous and complex, so it is important that all plan sponsors and fiduciaries understand the requirement in order to make sure their current fidelity bond is in compliance with the current rules and regulations."
(WithumSmith+Brown, PC)
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[Opinion]
What Public Employees Really Cost
"If we seize upon this crisis to make basic changes -- to start rewarding public employees in part on the basis of how effective they are, for example -- we could do more than just stabilize our budgets; we could raise our entire economy."
(Time Inc.)
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Press Releases
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Employee Benefits Jobs
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Webcasts and Conferences
Cafeteria Plans and Flexible Spending Accounts: Navigating the Complex Maze of Rules and Guidance
Nationwide
on April 6, 2011
presented by Thompson Interactive
Complex RMD Issues
Nationwide
on March 17, 2011
presented by McKay Hochman Co., Inc.
Form 5500 and EFAST2 -- Applying Lessons Learned to This Year’s Filing Season
Nationwide
on March 9, 2011
presented by Thompson Interactive
Health Reform in 2011: Dealing With Present Challenges, Planning for Future Changes
Nationwide
on March 22, 2011
presented by Thompson Interactive
Healthy, Wealthy And (Un)Wise - Using Behavioral Economics Processes, Tools And Techniques To Improve Workers’ Benefits Decision Making
in California
on March 31, 2011
presented by No. Calif. Chapter of Certified Employee Benefits Specialists (ISCEBS)
Wellness on a Budget: No-Cost & Low-Cost Ways to Improve Employee Health
Nationwide
on March 29, 2011
presented by Thompson Interactive
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