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If you haven’t taken the time to grab a cup of coffee with the folks at legal, or have lunch with your friends in accounting, now would be good. Over the next eight years, your company will need to examine — and implement where needed — a significant number of provisions associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

As the benefits team, you already know it’s your job to inform and educate your employees and their families about the changes associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But do you have something prepared for those run-ins with senior-level management?

As predicted by producer organizations, the interim final rule on medical loss ratios issued Monday by the Department of Health and Human Services left agents and brokers on the administrative side of MLR calculations.

A report from the Government Accountability Office says using EHRs, operating health insurance plans and employing physicians are effective strategies for integrated delivery systems to enhance patient care.

College savings funds have slashed fees this year, Morningstar reports, making them worth another look. Nebraska's College Savings Plan and plans run by Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, and Vanguard all cut fees this year.

The Department of Health and Human Services has released an interim final rule to implement medical loss ratio requirements for health insurers under the Accountable Care Act.

On behalf of the teams at Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser, I’m happy to announce that the health care reform timeline — designed, launched and housed right here on Benefitnews.com — is the winner of the Gold Award for Best Widget from the American Society of Business Publication Editors’ annual Digital Azbee Awards.

The 401(k) industry has become too distracted by issues that do not directly impact what truly matters – driving successful retirement savings behavior and outcomes for American workers.

Retirement income from employer-sponsored retirement plans is more prevalent among retirees today than in 1975, when sweeping new retirement plan regulations were enacted, most notably the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, finds the Investment Company Institute.

Two seasoned employee benefit executives recently took a bow, one earning a promotion and the other recognition.