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        "summary": "It drives me nuts to hear the media continually talk about access and affordable insurance while they continue to ignore the cost of providing care.",
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        "prettyDate": "March 27, 2017",
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        "summary": "It drives me nuts to hear the media continually talk about access and affordable insurance while they continue to ignore the cost of providing care.",
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        "uri": "/2015/05/11/colliding-worlds-of-benefits-brokers/",
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        "prettyDate": "May 11, 2015",
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        "summary": "It was October 2014 when a voluntary benefits broker, a traditional self-funding TPA and an IRS PPACA regulator walked into a bar.",
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        "title": "Colliding worlds of benefits brokers",
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        "summary": "It was October 2014 when a voluntary benefits broker, a traditional self-funding TPA and an IRS PPACA regulator walked into a bar",
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        "uri": "/2014/05/01/why-voluntary-benefits-still-matter/",
        "title": "Why voluntary benefits still matter",
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        "prettyDate": "May 01, 2014",
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        "summary": "Everybody loves an exciting finish. Remember the end of the Alabama/Auburn game this past season when a field goal attempt returned 108 yards for a touchdown?",
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        "uri": "/2014/04/10/why-voluntary-still-matters/",
        "title": "Why voluntary still matters",
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        "prettyDate": "April 10, 2014",
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        "summary": "Where does PPACA leave voluntary benefit plans for part-time workers?",
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        "uri": "/2013/05/01/the-employee-benefit-apocalypse/",
        "title": "The Employee Benefit Apocalypse",
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        "prettyDate": "May 01, 2013",
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        "summary": "My 15-year-old son loves a television show called The Walking Dead. Essentially life has changed dramatically for a group of people and they must defend themselves against a zombie apocalypse. Some might equate this to normal people trying to sift through and understand mountains of government regulations. Whether its...",
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        "uri": "/2012/09/26/an-act-of-congress/",
        "title": "An act of Congress",
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        "prettyDate": "September 26, 2012",
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        "summary": "Many employers already have begun to move forward on planning for Jan. 1, 2014, and the new stipulations the law mandates. And while much could still change between now and then, the likelihood of stopping the act is very low.",
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        "uri": "/2009/04/01/what-can-we-do/",
        "title": "What can we do?",
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        "prettyDate": "April 01, 2009",
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        "summary": "Is there an affordable plan out there today that provides value and can be easily understood by the people it is covering? Since this is where we stand today, let's ask a few \"what if?\" questions: What if you could offer a plan",
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