[Guidance Overview]
Looking Ahead to 2014: The Employer Healthcare Mandate and Vouchers
"Although only large employers (50 or more employees) will be subject to employer penalties, ALL employers who offer coverage and pay part of the cost -- both small and large -- will be subject to the vouchers . . . . In addition, vouchers apply to all employees -- both full- and part-time."
(Faegre & Benson LLP)
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Tips on Evaluating Dental-Provider Networks
"Conventional wisdom holds that a large dental network can deliver appropriate access and cost savings for employers, but MetLife experts contend that other attributes can come into play on adding value to dental plans."
(Employee Benefit News; free registration required)
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NAIC Task Force Seeks Comments on MLR Rules
"A National Association of Insurance Commissioners task force is seeking comments from brokers, agents and advisers on the impact of PPACA's medical loss ratio rules. The comments will be the basis of a meeting of the task force scheduled for later this month."
(Employee Benefit Adviser; free registration required)
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[Opinion]
ERISA and Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage
"The National Coalition on Benefits, representing leading U.S. employers, has adopted the following principles to preserve ERISA and ensure coverage continues to be provided to millions of employees currently enrolled in employer-sponsored benefit plans."
(National Coalition on Benefits)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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Comparing CEO to Worker Pay Too Costly, Firms Tell SEC
"As part of the Dodd-Frank regulatory overhaul, public companies including those with global operations like United Parcel Service Inc. and McDonald's Corp. eventually will have to work out what they pay each employee . . . ."
(Yahoo! Finance)
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Ohio's Collective Bargaining Law's Proposed Overhaul Called a 'Nightmare'
"The bill would . . . outlaw strikes by all public employees, limit discussions at the negotiating table to wages and terms and conditions of employment, require employees to pay at least 15 percent of their health insurance benefits, and prohibit governments from picking up part of an employee's share of pension contributions."
(Toledo Blade)
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[Opinion]
The Dilemmas of Entitlement Reform
"There's a bipartisan consensus that the only politically plausible path to entitlement reform requires maintaining the existing level of benefits for current retirees, and then easing the system in a more sustainable direction for the under-55 population."
(The New York Times; free registration required)
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Press Releases
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