BenefitsLink Health & Welfare Plans Newsletter
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Employers Honored for Health Promotion Programs
"The National Business Group on Health honored 48 U.S. employers for their ongoing commitment to promoting healthy work environments and encouraging workers to live healthier lifestyles."
(Employee Benefit News; free registration required)
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Communicating benefits doesn’t have to be expensive. [Advert.]
Benefit costs concern everyone -- including us. That’s why BeneCom keeps your communication costs low. How? Let’s start with no hourly fees and guaranteed pricing. So discover the large impact BeneCom can have on your benefits, not your budget.
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Average Worker Stroke Claim Costs Nearly $145,000
"Now that 25% of strokes occur in the working population, preventing and managing stroke-related disability costs present new challenges for employers, the Integrated Benefits Institute said in a study released Wednesday."
(Business Insurance)
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Mercer Survey Helps Define 'Typical' Health Plan
"To help employers make informed decisions and reasonable interpretations of the scope of benefits offered in a 'typical' plan to comply with provisions of new health law rules, Mercer surveyed nearly 800 employers about 26 specific health care services and items."
(PLANSPONSOR.COM)
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Health Care Costs 101, 2011 Edition
"[The report] provides general background on U.S. health spending. It details how much we spend, on which services, and what proportion is paid directly by consumers."
(California HealthCare Foundation by The Advisory Board Company)
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Why Some Workplace Clinics Charge Different Rates for Identical Services
"Some employers have concluded that employees enrolled in high-deductible health plans that are linked to a health savings account can't be given the same price break on workplace clinic services that their coworkers in regular PPOs and HMOs receive. Unless they charge workers in high-deductible plans the full market value of services, these employers worry, they risk running afoul of IRS rules."
(NPR)
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[Opinion]
Three Predictions About Health Policy Issues
"These three predictions are a comment on the times. We have seen big health policy debates before but seldom has so much been up for grabs and in flux at the same time: health reform, Medicare, Medicaid, and the insurance and delivery systems themselves."
(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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More Employers Embrace Voluntary Benefits
"A LIMRA study found that overall voluntary benefits penetration improved across the board during the recession, but growth was brighter with mid-size employers (firms with 100–999 employees)."
(PLANSPONSOR.COM)
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[Opinion]
America Can Learn from Europe on Work-Life Balance
"[A]lthough many European countries have seen increases in their working hours . . . employees are typically given between four and six weeks' paid vacation time by their employer. So what drives Americans to work such long hours and take few, if any, vacations?"
(Cable News Network)
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Press Releases
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US Labor Department Seeks Public Comments On Electronic Disclosure By Employee Benefit Plans.
Comments are due by June 6, 2011. For more information, please Click Here.
Presented by U.S. Department of Labor [Advert.]
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Employee Benefits Jobs
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Webcasts and Conferences
"Form 5500 for 403(b) Plans 2011" - A Two-part Web Seminar
Nationwide
on June 14, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"Form 5500 for Welfare Plans 2011" - A two-part Web Seminar
Nationwide
on June 21, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"Form 5500-EZ: Soup to Nuts" Web Seminar
Nationwide
on June 16, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"Form 5500-SF: Short and Sweet Filing" Web Seminar
Nationwide
on June 9, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"Prototype Plan Perils and Possibilities" Web Seminar
Nationwide
on May 31, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
401(k)Rekon Advisor Symposium-Baltimore
in Maryland
on June 23, 2011
presented by 401(k) Rekon
Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program Workshop
in Pennsylvania
on June 22, 2011
presented by U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program Workshop
in Maryland
on June 24, 2011
presented by U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
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