Jenny Ivy

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Jenny Ivy

Jenny Ivy is managing editor for BenefitsPro.com. She also covers benefits manager topics and can be reached at jivy@benefitspro.com.

• Time to shop for a new 401(k)?

  By Jenny Ivy  |  August 31, 2012

  If you’re a retirement plan sponsor, you probably had July 1 circled on your calendar.

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  HR pop quiz: SBC for Medicare Advantage

  By Jenny Ivy  |  August 13, 2012

  True or False? An employer sponsoring a group health plan is required to provide a Summary of Benefits and Coverage for a Medicare Advantage plan package.

• Admit your (wellness) mistakes

  By Jenny Ivy  |  August 13, 2012

  A new survey suggests employers fail to do a couple of key things (among others) in order to get the return on investment they’re actively seeking with their wellness strategies. Both of which are setting employers up for a continued era of unsustainable costs.

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  Obesity rate tops 30 percent in 12 states

  By Jenny Ivy  |  August 13, 2012

  More than one-third of residents in 12 states are considered obese.

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  Retailers hope to avoid costly coverage requirement

  By Jenny Ivy  |  August 8, 2012

  Employers with large part-time and low-wage populations — especially retailers — are more likely to take measures to avoid triggering a costly requirement to provide health care coverage to employees that used to be ineligible.

• It's the thought that counts, right?

  By Jenny Ivy  |  August 6, 2012

  Tried-and-failed attempts at bridging health care gaps have already highlighted cracks within the health care reform platform. But even if the feds can't get things quite right, at least they — and employers — understand who reform can help most.

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  HR pop quiz: Fee disclosure failure notice

  By Jenny Ivy  |  August 6, 2012

  If a service provider fails to provide the required information mandated under the 408(b)(2) regulation, the responsible plan fiduciary must request the missing information from the service provider in writing and, if that fails, notify EBSA within how many days?

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  Health benefit costs to jump another 7 percent

  By Jenny Ivy  |  August 6, 2012

  The nation's largest companies expect the cost of their health care benefits to rise an average 7 percent in 2013, according to findings released Monday by the National Business Group on Health. Although the rate is a slight dip from earlier years, employers are eyeing a variety of cost-control measures.

• Massachusetts nurses praise overtime ban

  By Jenny Ivy  |  August 1, 2012

  Massachusetts nurses commended House and Senate legislators for including an overtime ban in its health care cost-reduction bill.

• Employers look to expand scope of onsite health centers

  By Jenny Ivy  |  July 31, 2012

  Large employers that offer an onsite health center for employees want to expand the scope of services offered, as well as the audiences eligible to use the centers.