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[Guidance Overview]
How to Calculate the Health Care Tax Credit
"To be eligible for any tax credit under the ACA, an employer must meet the following requirements . . . ."
(The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants)
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[Guidance Overview]
FTC/DOJ Issue Proposed Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Regarding Accountable Care Organizations
"The Proposed Antitrust Policy Statement only applies to competitor collaborations formed after March 23, 2010 that seek to participate in the Shared Savings Programs. Physician practice groups or integrated health systems that form ACOs through merger transactions will be evaluated under the Agencies' Horizontal Merger Guidelines."
(Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.)
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[Guidance Overview]
Federal Officials Release Proposed Accountable Care Organization Rules
"According to the rules, groups of care providers can qualify as ACOs when they are able to provide primary care for at least 5,000 patients. In order to achieve savings, they also must meet 65 quality standards, which encompass five categories . . . ."
(California HealthCare Foundation by The Advisory Board Company)
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[Opinion]
The Economics of Privately Sponsored Social Insurance
"To see why the Affordable Care Act is actually trying to mimic employment-based private health insurance, let me propose this definition: Employment-based group health insurance, American style, is publicly subsidized, privately sponsored, community-rated social insurance sold to American employees on formally organized health insurance exchanges."
(The New York Times; free registration required)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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[Guidance Overview]
SEC's Proposed Rules for Compensation Committee Advisers
"These are critical issues to nearly all readers. However, the Proposed Rule provides very little guidance or elaboration on the statutory terms. Instead, as I noted last week, the Proposed Rule mainly repeats the provisions set forth in Sections 10C(c), (d) and (e) (added by Dodd-Frank Act Section 952) regarding . . . ."
(Michael S. Melbinger via Winston & Strawn LLP)
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Press Releases
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Employee Benefits Jobs
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Webcasts and Conferences
"401(k) Plan Current Issues Workshop" - Boston
in Massachusetts
on May 13, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"401(k) Plan Current Issues Workshop" - Chicago
in Illinois
on May 11, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"401(k) Plan Current Issues Workshop" - Kansas City
in Kansas
on May 11, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"401(k) Plan Current Issues Workshop" - Minneapolis
in Minnesota
on May 13, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"Form 5500/EFAST 2 Workshop" - Boston
in Massachusetts
on May 12, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"Form 5500/EFAST 2 Workshop" - Chicago
in Illinois
on May 10, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"Form 5500/EFAST 2 Workshop" - Kansas City
in Kansas
on May 10, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"Form 5500/EFAST 2 Workshop" - Minneapolis
in Minnesota
on May 12, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
2011 Roth Conversion and Portability
Nationwide
on April 7, 2011
presented by McKay Hochman Co., Inc.
3-Part Defined Benefit Prototype Plan Series
Nationwide
on April 12, 2011
presented by McKay Hochman Co., Inc.
Automatic Contribution Arrangements
Nationwide
on April 14, 2011
presented by McKay Hochman Co., Inc.
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