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After having a third child this summer, EBN Editor Kelley M. Butler is celebrating a new addition AND new health insurance. After several years with an HSA, she's now HRA all the way.

In his final posting before Editor-in-Chief Kelley Butler's return next week, guest blogger Ed Bray offers three additional open enrollment lessons he's learned over the course of his 14 years in the employee benefits business.

With many companies gearing up for the busy open enrollment season, guest blogger Ed Bray reminds them of three action items that can be easily overlooked during the open enrollment process.

Guest blogger Karrie Andes is a natural-born skeptic when it comes to savings numbers presented by carriers, vendors and consultants. In his new book, Why Nobody Believes the Numbers: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction in Population Health Management, Al Lewis gives Karrie even more reason to raise an eyebrow.

An anthropology professor breastfed her sick baby in front of her undergraduate class recently, causing a minor stir on campus. The assistant professor at American University, Adrienne Pine, made the difficult decision during the first week of classes to bring her infant daughter to work after child care plans fell through. As an HR manager and peer, how would you respond if a similar situation occurred in your workplace?

Yes, you read that correctly. Friendly. And even helpful, says guest blogger Karrie Andes, who shares how the DOL and Employee Benefits Security Administration have helped her through everything from a health plan audit to appeals to disease management.

Guest blogger Karrie Andes shares her personal journey of becoming an adoptive parent and how it's helped her promote her company's adoption assistance benefits.

Over the course of his career, guest blogger Ed Bray has noted three important legal areas where employers sometimes struggle with compliance. With the help of attorney Marilyn Monahan, he outlines these requirements and what needs to happen for employers to stay compliant.

The Summary of Benefits and Coverage (required to be distributed to employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) is supposed to be an easy-to-understand summary about a health plan's benefits and coverage. But guest blogger Ed Bray maintains the SBC has the potential to confuse employees.

As self-insured employers start reviewing their annual agreements for 2013 benefits, guest blogger Karrie Andes shares her checklist of items to watch out for.