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        "summary": "We need to move beyond the perception that benefit communication programs are focused on enrollment.",
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        "summary": "Here are six things to think about that will affect our industry in 2020 and beyond.",
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        "uri": "/2019/12/04/your-benefits-will-be-delivered-tomorrow/",
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        "prettyDate": "December 04, 2019",
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        "summary": "There's a cycle to our business, and fulfillment is both the end of one cycle and the beginning of another.",
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        "uri": "/2019/11/14/identity-theft-a-growing-concern-for-employees/",
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        "summary": "As benefit professionals, we have both an obligation and an opportunity to help employees protect their identities.",
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        "uri": "/2019/10/05/peak-enrollment-season/",
        "title": "Peak enrollment season",
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        "prettyDate": "October 05, 2019",
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        "summary": "Our job right now is to help employees understand how to get the most out of their enrollment options.",
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        "title": "The newest AI",
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        "uri": "/2019/08/14/the-future-is-an-easy-place-to-do-business/",
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        "byline": "Marty Traynor",
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        "prettyDate": "August 14, 2019",
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        "summary": "As we look to the future, our imaginations allow us to make all our problems go away.",
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        "uri": "/2019/07/10/voluntary-groundhog-day/",
        "title": "Voluntary Groundhog Day",
        "byline": "Marty Traynor",
        "kicker": "Best Practices",
        "prettyDate": "July 10, 2019",
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        "summary": "Like Bill Murray in the film, we need to think through how we can improve each aspect of enrollment planning to build greater success.",
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        "uri": "/2019/06/11/financial-wellness-and-the-red-queens-race/",
        "title": "Financial wellness and the Red Queen's race",
        "byline": "Marty Traynor",
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        "prettyDate": "June 11, 2019",
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        "summary": "The Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland had to run twice as fast to get half as far. Sound familiar?",
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        "uri": "/2019/05/09/critical-illness-insurance-is-about-more-than-medical-plan-gaps/",
        "title": "Critical illness insurance is about more than medical plan gaps",
        "byline": "Marty Traynor",
        "kicker": "Commentary",
        "prettyDate": "May 09, 2019",
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        "summary": "Thinking that the only expense covered by critical illness insurance is the gap in medical benefits overlooks additional expenses.",
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