Benefits Think Most health records issues were resolved technical…
Most health records issues were resolved technically a long time ago. Remember Healtheon? No? That's disappointing, since it sprang from the same minds that created Netscape.
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Benefits Think Overheard @: Obama on health care: ‘Let’s get to work’
Calling today's White House forum on health care reform the "hottest ticket in town," President Barack Obama in his opening remarks made an ambitious promise to reform the nation's health care system by the end of the year.
Benefits Think Tip of the Day: See the new IRS info on claiming the COBRA subsidy
Effective this week, employers no doubt want to claim credit for the federal COBRA subsidy provided in the economic stimulus law. Here's help to do just that.
Benefits Think News You Can Use: Kohl calls for increased scrutiny of target-date funds
From EBN's sister publication Money Management Executive: The chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging has called for more scrutiny of target-date retirement funds after several 2010 target-date funds posted huge losses in 2008.
Benefits Think Caps are a misguided attempt to ensure accountabil…
Caps are a misguided attempt to ensure accountability. They do nothing to ensure pay back since A) many of these executives can leave and get non-exec jobs; B) many of the institutions may still fail; C) there is no tie to specific performance that ill ensure payback is made in a responsible manner….
Benefits Think Tip of the Day: Be careful mixing job, benefits terminations
When it comes to terminating benefits along with jobs, employers must take care to remember the two may not mix — at least in the eyes of the legal system.
Benefits Think Wish You Were Here: Medical Tourism Association is giving away a free trip to Mexico!
Wanna go to Mexico? Oh yeah, and learn about the benefits of medical tourism, too? The folks at the Medical Tourism Association clearly ascribe to the "seeing is believing" mantra, as they're offering to pay full costs — airfare, hotel and other travel expenses — for any employer who wants to attend…
Benefits Think I actually made a post about the issue and my feel…
I actually made a post about the issue and my feelings are nothing personal, but I question do we have people at the top that have enough "specific" or first hand knowledge to handle the office responsibilities as it has changed tremendously over the years, not the same job it used to be.
Benefits Think While I agree there should be regulations regardin…
While I agree there should be regulations regarding the use of tax payer's money that is given to these institutions (let´s not forget that this is our money bailing out these poorly ran companies), capping compensation may not be best use of that authority. Part of the problem that got use here is…
Benefits Think Overheard @: I regret enrolling in an HSA
Detailing findings from Employee Benefit Research Institute/Commonwealth Fund research, I confront my misgivings about enrolling in a high-deductible health plan with an HSA. Download my podcast here.
Benefits Think Tip of the Day: Maintain your business hygiene
Stats show most of us spend 60 minutes or less a month maintaining or building our professional network. In hygiene terms, that's pretty nasty, no?
Benefits Think Yay or Nay: Is Sebelius a good pick to lead HHS?
President Barack Obama yesterday announced his selection of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) to lead the Health and Human Services Department.
Benefits Think Overheard @: Psst! Beware — disgruntled employees can ‘Telonu’
Wrapped with a bow, ready-made for the "technology-as-a-curse" files is a new site and application from Telonu Inc. that, by the company's own description, allows current and former employees to "rave, rant and rate your workplace and the people there."
Benefits Think Thanks so much for sharing news of our latest rese…
Thanks so much for sharing news of our latest research mini-brief, "Work-Family Information on Small Businesses" with your blog readers. For those seeking additional statistics, overviews and briefs, or links on this same subject, please visit our topic page: Small Business and Work-Family, at: http://wfnetwork.bc.edu/topic.php?id=43….
Benefits Think Tip of the Day: Get your 403(b) ‘untangled’
With all of the health-related regulatory changes coming fast and furiously lately — FMLA, ADA, COBRA, insert series of letters here — it could be easy to forget that retirement plans saw some pretty massive regulatory shifts as well. In particular, the final rules applying to 403(b) plans — which…
Benefits Think With the stimulus package recently enacted, and su…
With the stimulus package recently enacted, and subsequent Cobra subsidy through employers shows a step in the right direction, with keeping the delivery of health benefits through the employer based system. The COBRA subsidy is not directly given to the employee, which is definitely a good thing. Another…
Benefits Think News You Can Use: Employers offer good news, bad news on the recession
The bad news is, employers see the current recession lasting a while. The good news is, they also seem to think the worst of layoff and other cuts is past.
Benefits Think Taxing the rich at 100% won’t pay for Obama’s budg…
Taxing the rich at 100% won't pay for Obama's budget. The Wall Street Journal has reported that taxing the rich at 100% won't pay for Obama's budget. Barack Obama promised not to raise taxes on anyone making under $250,000 per year. Where is he going to get the money? The numbers indicate Obama will need…
Benefits Think Look for a legal analysis on the new COBRA require…
Look for a legal analysis on the new COBRA requirements in our April 15 issue, thanks to our legal expert and regular columnist Frank Palmieri.
Benefits Think Tip of the Day: Prepare (quickly!) for COBRA changes
March 1 is literally around the corner — the date when, in compliance with the new stimulus law, the government will begin a nine-month, 65% COBRA subsidy for laid-off workers.