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Taking a Scalpel to the Health Care System
"Former Tennessee Gov. Philip Bredesen proposes a Social Security-like trust fund to collect payroll taxes and issue medical vouchers to every American. That would do away with private health insurers -- making it something worth considering."
(Los Angeles Times)
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As Health Costs Soar, G.O.P. and Insurers Differ on Cause
"Republicans are seizing on the trend as evidence that the new law includes expensive features that are driving up premiums. But the insurance industry says premiums are rising primarily because of the underlying cost of care and a growing demand for it."
(The New York Times; free registration required)
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Complete Benefits Law Guidance from Law Journal Press (advert.)
The nation's workforce and health care system are constantly evolving and so are the legal issues. Law Journal Press helps you handle any benefits law question with up-to-date, authoritative books on all aspects of the field.
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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[Guidance Overview]
Avoid Tax Return Mistakes with Stock Options & ESPPs: What You Need To Know in 2011
"Puzzled by your W-2 or a 1099-B form? Don't quite know how and where to report sales of company stock on Schedule D? Even if you hire someone to do your taxes (tax specialists are helpful), you can nevertheless benefit by knowing some of the basics about income tax reporting for company stock."
(myStockPlan.com, Inc.)
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Book Review: 'The Economics of Enough: How to Run the Economy as if the Future Matters'
"The promises that governments have made to pay pension, health care and other benefits to their citizens cannot be kept, [the author] argues. 'The only question is how they will be broken,' she says, 'given the enormous political strains involved in fundamentally changing what people will get from their governments.'"
(The New York Times; free registration required)
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White Paper Explores Funding Benefits Risks Through Captives
"Funding employee benefit risks through a captive insurance company is not for every employer, but those that do so can reduce their costs, reap significant tax breaks and provide enhanced benefits to employees, according to a new Business Insurance white paper."
(Business Insurance)
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[Opinion]
State Workers and New York's Fiscal Crisis
"In all, the salaries and benefits of state employees add up to $18.5 bil.lion, or a fifth of New York's operating budget. Unless those costs are reined in, New York will find itself unable to provide even essential services."
(The New York Times; free registration required)
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