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This week’s news included reports that found Healthcare.gov botched $600 million worth of contracts and more than 2 million public exchange enrollees eligible for cost-sharing reductions are not receiving the subsides because they selected a non-qualifying plan. Here’s what EBA readers had to say.

Back to school means hitting the books for students — and advisers hoping to grow their book of business or improve their professional outlook. Financial advisers, industry executives and others share some favorite titles authored by advisers. These 10 books cover a range of topics from succession planning and practice management, to investment advice and tips on smart retirement planning.

Increasing merger and acquisition activity in the health insurance industry continues to decrease market competition and benefit experts fear it will lead to increased premiums for employers and individuals. Recent research from the American Medical Association identified the 10 states with the least competitive health insurance markets.

As employers prepare their health benefit packages for 2016, they must be up-to-date with current ACA and other developments that impact health plans. Here are the top 10 compliance-related issues employers should address during their planning, according to Mercer.

EBA readers share their views on the Affordable Care Act, rising medical and pharmacy costs and younger generations’ perception of buying insurance.

EBA readers react to a variety of topics, including Zenefits posting comparisons to competitors, reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act and a disparity between broker offerings and employer needs.

When a retirement adviser uses a written plan, it helps to increase confidence, satisfaction and trust with affluent clients, however, just half of these consumers have a formal written plan, according to a recent LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute study. Here’s how written plans can benefit advisers and their clients.

With ACA software solutions flooding the market, it can be difficult to decipher which ones do what and which ones to offer with confidence to employer clients. While there are many valuable solutions that work, here are four solutions the corporate law firm Balch & Bingham LLP say deserve consideration.

Meeting the Affordable Care Act’s reporting requirements is no easy task, and there are plenty of misconceptions surrounding those requirements. Here are seven myths of ACA reporting to help advisers and their employer clients comply with the law and avoid penalties, according to benefit administration and exchange provider Maestro Health.

These employee benefit brokerages have the most large-group, in-force commissions for employers in their state. EBA, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, reveals in alphabetical order the top five brokerages in each state, beginning with Mississippi through Wyoming. The listing is based on Form 5500 Schedule A reporting data on commissions as of July 31, 2015.