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CVS Health Corp. said it’s making progress in the regulatory review of its $68 billion deal to buy health insurer Aetna

Ingo Bednarz advises Devo (www.devo.com) as its corporate counsel. Following a tenure with Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Frankfurt, Germany, Ingo has managed the legal and compliance departments of several portfolio companies of Insight Venture Partners throughout Europe and the US.

The regulator's proposal is set to remake compliance standards for brokers and advisors.

The percentage of employers offering benefits including telemedicine, stress reduction programs and 24-hour nurse lines jump to accommodate an always-on workforce.

More are embracing the insurance model, as firms realize cost savings, plan flexibility and employee satisfaction that can manifest itself as soon as the first year after implementation.

Nathan Solheim is a Denver-based freelance writer.

David Mayer, CPA, is the national director of Engineered Tax Services. He works closely with the business development team and their CPA partners nationally in connection with ETS’s R&D Tax Credit Services. For the past decade, Mr. Mayer has worked with hundreds of CPAs across the country to assist their clients to claim millions of dollars in R&D tax credits. He has over 20 years of experience providing tax, mergers and acquisitions, and operational consulting services to corporations, partnerships and individuals throughout the U.S. Mr. Mayer has over 15 years of federal and state R&D tax credit experience. He has presented the R&D tax credit at various industry association functions – including the annual AICPA national conference on federal taxes in Washington D.C. Mr. Mayer is a Certified Public Accountant and a former Chairman of the M&A Tax Committee for the NYS Society of CPAs, Manhattan chapter. He is also a member of the AICPA and Beta Gamma Sigma. Mr. Mayer holds a Master in Taxation degree from Bentley College, graduating with high distinction. He also holds a B.S. in accounting from Fairfield University.

Samantha O'Neil is Head of Marketing for Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions.

For employees with HDHPs, these two savings vehicles offer numerous advantages.