Compensation
Compensation
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President Barack Obama said the widespread flaws afflicting online insurance exchanges under his health care law represent only a portion of the program, as he sought to fend off critics of his signature legislative achievement.
October 21 -
Health care costs continue to rise, and as employers look at ways to combat that, there are a number of tactics they might take, Guardians Ray Marra tells EBN. One of those tactics is to go self-funded, and obviously for self-funded, they need to build some high-end claim protection for themselves
October 21 -
The HHS says that despite the technology limitations almost 500,000 Americans have now submitted applications for health insurance through all 51 exchanges.
October 21 -
Answers to plan participants burning questions.
October 17 -
The shutdown is over and the debt ceiling has been vaulted, but those watching the deal come out of Congress say just because the ACA and employee benefits were largely left out of the fray, it doesnt mean they wont feature prominently in future budget debates.
October 17 -
The shutdown is over and the debt ceiling has been vaulted, but those watching the deal come out of Congress say just because Obamacare and employee benefits were largely left out of the fray, it doesnt mean they wont feature prominently in future budget debates.
October 17 -
After the partisan passions and heated rhetoric, the disruptions of a government shutdown and displays of dysfunction, Congress did what it could have done weeks ago: voted to fund the government and lift the debt limit.
October 17 -
Exactly how bad are things on the federal health care exchanges? Sundays New York Times brought a deeply reported piece from Robert Pear, Sharon LaFraniere and Ian Austen.
October 17 -
Ranging in size from 100 to 30,000 employees, the exchanges employers include Petco, Kinder Morgan and the Addison Group.
October 15 -
Periodically re-evaluating your role in the retirement business environment can yield some stark insights.
October 14 -
Eleven days into the federal government shutdown, employee benefits attorneys assess the short-term and long-term potential implications for your business and benefits strategy.
October 11 -
While much attention has been focused on the federal government shutdown and its effect on Affordable Care Act regulations, employers are still awaiting guidance on another key piece of legislation affecting benefits plans, the Defense of Marriage Act.
October 10 -
Having people shop for medical care the way they shop for cars or stereos might be ideal, in some ways. But it is not attainable as long as the shoppers are human beings.
October 10 -
Real estate company Keller Williams is one of the latest big firms to announce its offering associates access to a private health care exchange. Keller Williams independently owned and operated offices employ about 89,000 real estate agents many of whom dont have health insurance across the country.
October 10 -
Recognizing the challenges (and headaches) involved in taking care of setting up their own benefits plans, a majority of small businesses say they recognize the need for an outside adviser to help.
October 9 -
California said 28,699 people were signed up in the states health insurance exchange in the first week, while New York had more than 40,000 sign up. But what did brokers have to say from the front lines?
October 9 -
Reform proposals from the Securities and Exchange Commission could have a significant impact on your clients and their plan participants.
October 8 -
Certain requirements must be met in order to terminate these small business plans.
October 8 -
401(k) plans are largely outscoring 403(b) plans in some key plan features, writes The Principal Financial's Aaron Freidman, who equates this to a pre-season football game.
October 8 -
Insurers are getting faulty and incomplete data from the new federal-run health exchange, which may mean some Americans wont be covered even after they sign up for an insurance plan.
October 8