BenefitsLink Health & Welfare Plans Newsletter
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[Guidance Overview]
Grandfathering a Health Plan
"Each employer that has a grandfathered plan, or anticipating having a grandfathered plan, will need to consider the pros and cons of holding onto that at each subsequent renewal."
(William Gallagher Associates Insurance Brokers, Inc.)
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Need to advertise your benefits’ value? Try benefit statements! (advert.)
Ad campaigns are expensive, but BeneCom’s benefit statements are an economical promotional tool you can use to "advertise" the value of your benefits – value that’s often ignored. So, discover BeneCom’s impact on your benefits, not your budget!
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Will Healthcare Reform Make Care More Affordable?
"This . . . Commonwealth Fund-supported [video] focuses on how effectively the health reform law will reduce health care costs for individuals, businesses, and providers."
(The Commonwealth Fund)
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Bill Would Create Special Measure of CPI for Seniors
"[T]he bill directs The Bureau of Labor Statistics to develop a consumer price index (CPI) that accurately reflects the expenses that seniors incur and report that CPI monthly to the Congress. The first report would come six months after this bill is enacted."
(PLANSPONSOR)
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10 Tips for a Successful Chronic Care Management Program
"The key to success with any chronic care management program lies in effective coordination, coupled with powerful data analytics that allow employers to induce their employees to take an active role in their own health care."
(Employee Benefit News; 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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Brokers Seek to Preserve Role in Health Insurance Marketplace
"Insurance brokers, worried their livelihoods are in jeopardy from the health law, are pressing Congress and state legislatures to safeguard agent commissions and guarantee them a key role in new marketplaces being created for consumers to obtain coverage."
(Kaiser Health News)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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Employers Continue to Reduce Benefits
"In the last six months, 20% of employers reported that they reduced employee benefits, the highest level since the fall of 2008."
(Employee Benefit News; free registration required)
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Press Releases
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Employee Benefits Jobs
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Webcasts and Conferences
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