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Number of cash balance plans up 21 percent

Peter Westerman | July 23, 2012

Cash balance or hybrid retirement plans are becoming more popular as a tool to build larger employee retirement savings.

PPACA compliance checklist

Peter Westerman | July 20, 2012

Now that the wait is over in regards to the Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, employers need to act.

Got dependents? Prove it

Peter Westerman | July 18, 2012

Employees are rummaging through files in search of the paperwork companies demand in dependent eligibility audits.

PPACA experts: The little things matter

Allison Bell | July 17, 2012

Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) that have attracted little attention up till now could give health insurers and employers incentives to reduce the number of products and plan options they offer.

Feds considering HRA participant fee

Peter Westerman | July 02, 2012

The consumer-directed health care benefits community received some unwelcome news from the Internal Revenue Service recently.

Congress approves pension funding of life insurance purchases

Peter Westerman | July 02, 2012

Sponsors of defined benefit pension plans will be able to use excess money in their plans to fund the purchase of life insurance for their retirees for the first time under a provision of legislation passed by Congress Friday.

Democrats begin attack on Pennsylvania GOP's spending plan

Peter Westerman | June 28, 2012

The plan for the 2012-13 fiscal year that begins Sunday would increase spending by about 1.5 percent, largely for debt, pensions, health care for the poor and to help fill a shortfall in the almost-finished fiscal year.

University of California faces mounting pension costs

Peter Westerman | June 19, 2012

The cost of pensions and retiree health benefits are soaring at the University of California, increasing pressure to raise tuition and cut academic programs at one of the nation's leading public college systems.

UMB exec: Many don't realize HSA potential

Peter Westerman | June 05, 2012

While adoption rates are increasing for health savings accounts, Dennis Triplett, CEO of UMB Healthcare Services, says few realize the full financial potential of these tax-advantaged accounts

IRS: Why keep the FSA use-it-or-lose-it rule?

Allison Bell | June 05, 2012

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says the new $2,500 cap on workers' annual flexible spending arrangement (FSA) contributions may make the much-hated use-it-or-lose-it rule obsolete.

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