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5/14/2013 - 5 Ways to Improve 401(k) Plans

5/14/2013 - What Lies Ahead in Private Disability Insurance?

5/8/2013 - Obamacare Form: Fewer Pages, More Fine Print?

5/1/2013 - Is the Workplace Health Clinic the New Health Care Fix?

5/1/2013 - Households Saving 10% on Track for Retirement

5/1/2013 - The Price of Retirement Confidence? $500K

4/24/2013 - Value of Employee Wellness Programs

4/24/2013 - IRS Health Insurance Penalty Will Not Motivate Consumers To Buy Insurance

4/24/2013 - Young Adult Coverage Used Most for Pregnancy, Substance Abuse

4/17/2013 - 12 Tips to Implement an Effective Employee Health Program

4/17/2013 - Medicaid Patients Struggle Most with Preventable Chronic Illnesses

4/17/2013 - Priority Health Program to Enable Members to Understand Health Care Costs

4/10/2013 - Small Firms' Offer of Plan Choices Under Health Law Delay

4/10/2013 - Consultant Urges Area Employers to Consider Wellness Programs

4/10/2013 - 401(k) Compliance News

4/5/2013 - GOVERNOR SNYDER TO SPEAK AT THE ABG SEMINAR!

4/3/2013 - Labels That Translate Calories into Walking Distance Could Spur People to Eat Less

4/3/2013 - Drugs Cheapest at Costco, Priciest at CVS, Study Finds

3/27/2013 - Employers Turning to Incentives to Improve Worker Health

3/27/2013 - Improving Nondiscrimination Test Results

3/27/2013 - Questions Abound in Learning to Adjust to Health Care Overhaul

3/20/2013 - In Spite of the Recovery, More Workers Are Borrowing From 401(k)s

3/20/2013 - Agencies Clarify Required Coverage for Contraceptives

3/20/2013 - Companies Make Smokers Pay

3/15/2013 - 12th Annual Health Benefits Seminar

3/13/2013 - The Future of Health Care: What to Expect

3/13/2013 - 401(k) Plan Fees Declining

3/13/2013 - Report Sees First Drop In Traditional Prescription Spending In 20 Years

3/7/2013 - Buying Guidelines for Life Insurance

3/7/2013 - Wellness Spending Has Doubled Since 2009

3/7/2013 - Study Suggests Caution When Withdrawing Retirement Funds

2/27/2013 - Moving Beyond Baby Steps with Wellness

2/27/2013 - CDHP Customers Lowered Health Risks and Costs

2/20/2013 - Four Wellness Trends for 2013

2/20/2013 - Retirement Balances of 401(k) Faithfuls Quadrupled in Past Decade

2/20/2013 - Health Savings Account Investment Assets Rise

2/13/2013 - Large Gaps Seen in Health Perceptions vs. Reality

2/13/2013 - Improving the Automatic Plan Design

2/13/2013 - The Price for a Hip Replacement? Many Hospitals Are Stumped, Research Shows

2/6/2013 - Americans See Real Rewards from Workplace Wellness

2/6/2013 - 401(k) Compliance Update

2/6/2013 - Families in CDHPs Reduced Health Care Spending

1/30/2013 - HSA's on the Rise Again

1/30/2013 - MSU Announces Epic 'Gran Fondo' Cycling Event for 2013 - Corporate Wellness Opportunity

1/23/2013 - HSA Savers Are Better 401(k) Savers

1/23/2013 - ACA Guidelines for Wellness Programs

1/23/2013 - Diversification Pays Off for Target-Date Funds

1/16/2013 - New Insurance Fee in Health Overhaul Law Likely to Hit Consumers

1/16/2013 - 401(k) Breaches Undermining Retirement Security for Millions

1/16/2013 - Q & A

1/16/2013 - You Can Learn a Lot About Wellness From Your Dog

1/9/2013 - New Roth Conversion Flexibility

1/9/2013 - Michigan Has Become Sicker Over the Past Year

1/9/2013 - A Really Good Year---Wins and Losses of 2012

1/9/2013 - A Call for Health Cost Transparency

1/2/2013 - Time to Quit?

1/2/2013 - Compliance News - January 2013

1/2/2013 - CDHP Participants More Cost-Conscious

12/26/2012 - Quality of Life in Worksite Wellness: What matters?

12/26/2012 - Voices: Dan Beckerman, On Sheltering Life-Insurance Proceeds

12/26/2012 - Rules/Regs: 2013 Compliance Calendar

12/26/2012 - Health Insurance Tax to Hit Consumers, Employers in All 50 States

12/19/2012 - 10 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

12/19/2012 - Millennial 401(k) Participation Dependent on Auto-Enrollment

12/19/2012 - Health Care Reform Tax Will Increase Health Coverage Costs

12/12/2012 - Study Says Prevention Worth Double for Those with Chronic Conditions

12/12/2012 - Health Care Costs Tops Investors' Retirement Worries

12/12/2012 - Blue Cross Market Share Represents 'Near Monopoly,' According to AMA

12/5/2012 - 4% Retirement Withdrawal Spending Rule Still Feasible

12/5/2012 - State Health Benefit Costs Up 5.4%

12/5/2012 - HHS Proposals Increase Anti-Smoking Incentives

12/5/2012 - Six Things You're Legally Required to Tell Your Employees Under Health Reform

11/28/2012 - Lifetime Income Key for Effective 401(k)

11/28/2012 - Eight Mistakes to Avoid During Medicare Enrollment

11/28/2012 - Obesity Epidemic an Opportunity to Improve Americans’ Wellbeing

11/20/2012 - Tailor Made

11/20/2012 - Fidelity Average 401(k) Balance Reaches Highest Level

11/20/2012 - Employers Hold Back Health Benefit Costs

11/14/2012 - How Do You Know if You Have Diabetes?

11/14/2012 - 401(K) Ownership Grows As IRA Ownership Falls, Says Study

11/14/2012 - Q & A

11/7/2012 - With Obama Victorious, Experts Look to the Future

11/7/2012 - A Colonoscopy Campaign for Gilligan’s Island Watchers

11/7/2012 - Reasons to Consider Offering a Roth Account

10/31/2012 - Best Practices for Health Savings Accounts

10/31/2012 - Less Smoking is Good; No Smoking is Better

10/31/2012 - Social Security Still a Component of Retirement Planning

10/24/2012 - OGE Employees Overcome Negative Perceptions of HDHP

10/24/2012 - Q & A

10/24/2012 - Survey: 3 in 4 Small Business Owners Tout Health and Wellness Programs

10/17/2012 - Key Issues in Workplace Mental Health

10/17/2012 - Sponsors and Participants Putting More into Retirement Plans

10/17/2012 - Health Care Costs Speeding Up Again

10/10/2012 - Record Low Health Cost Increases Recorded In 2012

10/10/2012 - Movement in the Workplace Makes for Healthier, More-Engaged Workers

10/3/2012 - CDHPs Surpass HMOs as Second Most Common Health Plan

10/3/2012 - Social Security Not Deal it Once Was

10/3/2012 - Chronic Pain May Cost U.S. $635 Billion a Year

9/26/2012 - Wellness Program Falls Within ADA Safe Harbor

9/26/2012 - Executives Need Help Filling Retirement Income Gap

9/26/2012 - Fewer Americans Uninsured

9/19/2012 - More Participants Choose Professionally Managed Investments

9/19/2012 - Waste Not, Heal Not

9/19/2012 - Post Supreme Court ACA Checklist Part II

9/12/2012 - Obesity Adds $190 Billion in Health Costs

9/12/2012 - Schwab Sees 401(k) Matches Back to Pre-Recession Levels

9/12/2012 - CDHP Satisfaction Levels Up

9/5/2012 - Meijer Adds Generic Version of Lipitor to Free Prescription Program

9/5/2012 - Asset Allocation Is Overrated in Retirement Plans

9/5/2012 - Medicare Costs Too Much

8/30/2012 - Employers Offer Insurance Policies That Reward Workers for Healthier Living

8/30/2012 - Coming Next: Using an App as Prescribed

8/30/2012 - Employees Short on Understanding of Longevity Risk

8/24/2012 - 2012 Retirement Benefits Seminar

8/22/2012 - Michigan Fifth Fattest State in Nation, According to New Analysis of Adult Obesity Rates

8/22/2012 - 401(k) Loans Spike in Summer

8/22/2012 - Health Benefit Costs to Jump Another 7 Percent

8/15/2012 - DC Plan Sponsors Should Focus More on Deferral Rates

8/15/2012 - Employers Considering Health Care Cost-Control Measures

8/15/2012 - Research Suggests Employers Becoming More Aggressive About Health and Wellness Programs

8/8/2012 - Baby Boomers Reaching Retirement Age Must Decide When to Take Social Security Benefits

8/8/2012 - Use of Health Savings Accounts Continues to Grow

8/8/2012 - Sitting Less Lengthens Life

8/1/2012 - Need to Get Walking More? Clip on a Pedometer

8/1/2012 - Plan Sponsors Should Steer Clear of Investment ‘Jargon’

8/1/2012 - Deloitte: One in 10 U.S. Employers to Drop Health Coverage

7/25/2012 - The HR guide to Summary of Benefits and Coverage

7/25/2012 - Is Healthy Weight Impossible for Many Americans?

7/25/2012 - Auto-Enrollment Found to Drive Participation in Retirement Plans

7/18/2012 - Look Beyond the Label

7/18/2012 - ERISA Service Provider Disclosures:

7/18/2012 - Rating Doctors Is Tricky, But Consumer Reports Does It In Mass.

7/11/2012 - Health Care Reform - What's Next for Employers?

7/11/2012 - Wellness Isn’t Easy, but Requires Strong Communication (Q&A with Shawn Connors)

7/11/2012 - More Fixed-Income Options Could Help Participants

7/3/2012 - Ochsner CEO Rails Against Smoking

7/3/2012 - More Participants Choosing Professionally Managed Investments

7/3/2012 - SECOND OPINIONS: A Little SBC Relief for Health Plans

6/27/2012 - Make Workplace Wellness Work

6/27/2012 - Five Considerations When Evaluating Your Plan’s TDFs

6/27/2012 - HHS Issues Clarifications and Corrected Templates for Summary of Benefits

6/20/2012 - Wellness Programs Finally Catching On with Companies

6/20/2012 - ASPPA Suggests Improvements for Beneficiary Designations

6/20/2012 - CDHP Members Increase Use of Preventive Services, Generics

6/13/2012 - Jack in the Box: Spreading Wellness in a Dispersed Setting

6/13/2012 - Sponsors Think Employees Will Have to Keep Working

6/13/2012 - Census Finds More Americans Have HSA Coverage

6/6/2012 - Michigan Urges Collaboration, Lifestyle Changes to Combat Obesity Problem

6/6/2012 - On the Other Hand - Weekly Economic Commentary - Principal Global Investors

6/6/2012 - How High Deductible Plans Lead To Low Healthcare Spending

5/30/2012 - 10 Reasons Why Your Wellness Program Lacks Participation

5/30/2012 - Plan Obligations Relating To Service Provider Fee Disclosure

5/30/2012 - More Employers to Shift Health Care Costs to Employees

5/23/2012 - Best Practices: How Efficient Use of Health Incentive Dollars Increase ROI, Drive Wellness Program Engagement, and Encourage Long-Term Behavior Changes

5/23/2012 - What is a Partial Plan Termination?

5/23/2012 - IRS Creates Chart to Aid Form W-2 Reporting Compliance

5/16/2012 - As America's Waistline Expands, Costs Soar

5/16/2012 - Savings and Risks in Consumer-Directed Health Plans

5/16/2012 - 401(k) Balances Up 62 Percent; So What?

5/9/2012 - Obesity could affect 42% of Americans by 2030

5/9/2012 - Fidelity Reports 401(k) Balances Grew 8%

5/9/2012 - New Summary of Benefits Rule: The Devil is in the Details – Part I

5/2/2012 - How to Combat the Effects of Obesity on Your Business and Improve Your Employees’ Health

5/2/2012 - Target-Date Funds Dominate 401(k) Plans

5/2/2012 - Five Reasons to Enroll in an HSA

4/25/2012 - State to Encourage Companies to Act on Obesity

4/25/2012 - Consumer-Directed U.S. Health Insurance Surges

4/25/2012 - Income Drop in Retirement Could be 28%

4/18/2012 - Why Americans are Part of the Health Care Problem

4/18/2012 - Secret to a 401(k) Plan’s Success: The Income Replacement Ratio

4/18/2012 - Small Companies and Self Funding

4/11/2012 - Here's Your Health Insurance. Now Step on the Scale.

4/11/2012 - Questions Abound About How Best to Deal With Health Care Reform

4/11/2012 - Question Doctors on Treatments, Report Urges

4/4/2012 - The High Cost of 401(k) Hardship Withdrawals

4/4/2012 - SECOND OPINIONS: Employer Mandate, Waiting Period, and Auto-Enrollment Issues – Part II

4/4/2012 - Integrate Wellness Into The Organizational Culture

3/28/2012 - On the Other Hand – Principal Global Investors

3/28/2012 - IRS Clarifies W-2 Reporting of Group Health Plan Coverage Costs to Employees

3/28/2012 - Dow Chemical Health Director Shares Steps to Creating a Culture of Health

3/21/2012 - U.S. Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses Take Toll on the Till

3/21/2012 - All Target-Date Funds Are Not the Same

3/21/2012 - Health Care Reform Driving Up Costs for Employers

3/14/2012 - Employers Continue to Increase Wellness Program Efforts

3/14/2012 - With Reform, ‘Substantial Differences’ In Health Spending to Continue

3/14/2012 - The Ins and Outs of Roth 401(k) Plans

3/7/2012 - Fuse Workplace Wellness Programs With Recovery

3/7/2012 - COBRA and Michigan Tax Implications

3/7/2012 - Seven 401(k) Strategies for 2012

2/29/2012 - HHS Issues Final Regulation on Summary of Benefits and Coverage

2/29/2012 - Target-Date Funds, More Than Meets the Eye

2/29/2012 - Cigna Study Shows Consumer-Driven Health Plans Can Save $9,700 Per Employee Over Five Years

2/25/2012 - State to Encourage Companies to Act on Obesity

2/25/2012 - State to Encourage Companies to Act on Obesity

2/25/2012 - State to Encourage Companies to Act on Obesity

2/22/2012 - Price of Going Out of Network Has Gone Way Up for Many

2/22/2012 - Sponsors of 401(k)s Adding Features to Boost Participants’ Investment

2/22/2012 - Covering Women’s Preventive Care – Part I

2/15/2012 - Top Player Employers Share Secrets to Wellness ROI, Execution

2/15/2012 - Gen Y. The Kids Are All Right

2/15/2012 - This Might Hurt a Little

2/8/2012 - Shopping Around for Surgery

2/8/2012 - Legal Considerations When Implementing On-site Clinics

2/8/2012 - Compliance News 2012

2/1/2012 - EBRI’s Latest on HSA and HRA Balances

2/1/2012 - Be Healthy, Win A Bonus From The Boss

1/31/2012 - 11th Annual Health Benefits Seminar

1/25/2012 - Retirement Rules of Thumb Don't Always Apply

1/25/2012 - Employers not Offering Wellness Benefits Desired

1/25/2012 - Healthcare Dollar Study: 5% of Utilizers Consume 50% of Healthcare Costs

1/18/2012 - 401(k) Plans Good News for Lower-Wage Workers

1/18/2012 - Drug Prices to Plummet

1/18/2012 - Which Health Plan Benefits Are

1/11/2012 - Don't Forget Your ERISA Bond

1/11/2012 - Five Health Reform Dates to Watch in 2012

1/11/2012 - A Guide to Achieving Realistic Resolutions

1/5/2012 - How to Join West Michigan's Community Wide Weight Loss-Program

1/5/2012 - After Turbulent Year, S&P 500 Stands Little Changed

1/5/2012 - 2011 Year-end Employee Benefits Report

12/28/2011 - Wellness Strategies Positively Effect Firms’ Bottom Lines

12/28/2011 - The Cost of Switching to an Insurance Exchange

12/28/2011 - Vanguard Study Finds DC Plan Account Accumulation Positive Through Recession

12/20/2011 - Retirement: Make Your Savings Last as Long as You Do

12/20/2011 - Majority of Employers Committed to Offering Healthcare Coverage

12/20/2011 - Eight Steps to a Healthier Holiday Season

12/14/2011 - New Study Shows Health Insurance Premium Spikes in Every State

12/14/2011 - Annual Report Shows Michigan Obesity Rate Continues to Widen

12/14/2011 - Lifting the Lid on 401(k) Fees

12/7/2011 - Generic Lipitor Hits the Market

12/7/2011 - 401(k) Sponsors Increasingly Focused on Investments

12/7/2011 - 8 Ways to Maximize and Spend Down Your FSA Before 2012

11/30/2011 - Despite Efforts, Employers Fall Short When it Comes to Wellness Engagement

11/30/2011 - Employers Transition Back to Matching 401(k) Funds

11/30/2011 - Employers Tout Cost Savings from HSAs

11/23/2011 - Some 401(k)s Are More Equal Than Others

11/23/2011 - PPACA: What Should be on Your 2012 Checklist

11/23/2011 - Delay in Application of New Summary of Benefits and Coverage Requirements and New Guidance on Mental Health/Substance Abuse Parity Requirements

11/16/2011 - Insurance Agents Say Employers Gearing Wellness Incentives More Toward Results, Rather Than Participation

11/16/2011 - Survey Finds Most Investors Understand Target-Date Funds

11/16/2011 - New Surveys Reveal Consumers Taking Charge of their Healthcare Costs with Health Savings Accounts

11/9/2011 - Kids in Crisis

11/9/2011 - Proposed Regulation on Exchange Eligibility (Part I)

11/9/2011 - Social Security Still Top Source of Income for Retirees

11/2/2011 - Fat-Fighting Ideas: From More Gym to Burger Tax

11/2/2011 - IRS Announces Pension Plan Limitations for 2012

11/2/2011 - High-Deductible Health Plans More Common On Employers’ Menus

10/26/2011 - Time and Education Important to Employees During Open Enrollment

10/26/2011 - Unhealthy Workers Costs Employers $153B a Year

10/26/2011 - Most Employers Restore 401(k) Match: Analysis

10/19/2011 - Good Communication Can Help Company Wellness Programs Succeed

10/19/2011 - PSCA Releases Results of Annual Survey of 401(k) Plans

10/19/2011 - Employee Health Insurance Cost Rising Again

10/12/2011 - Did Health Reform Drive Up Insurance Premiums? Depends on the Plan.

10/12/2011 - Nearly Half of Employees Enroll in Wellness Programs

10/12/2011 - Michigan Legislature Passes New Tax on Certain Health Insurance Claims - Priority Health

10/6/2011 - Kaiser: Average Annual Premiums Up 9 Percent

10/6/2011 - New Trends Drive Better Retirement Savings Behavior

10/6/2011 - Americans Get Too Much Health Care, Their Docs Say

9/27/2011 - Obesity: The Gateway Condition

9/27/2011 - 401(k) Study: Help Can Improve Performance by Three Percent

9/27/2011 - Growth in Health Benefit Costs Lowest in 15 Years

9/21/2011 - Proposed Regulation on PPACA Premium Tax Credit

9/21/2011 - 401(k) Withdrawal Rules Can be Tricky

9/14/2011 - So Much Denial, So Little We Can Do About It

9/14/2011 - Supreme Court Rules That Participants Cannot Sue for Benefits Under the Terms of SPDs

9/14/2011 - Employers Adopting Features to Help Employees Save

9/8/2011 - What is Required in the Summary of Benefits and Coverage?

9/8/2011 - 5 Ways to Keep Inflation from Ruining Golden Years

9/8/2011 - Employers Can Play Critical Role in Battling Childhood Obesity

8/31/2011 - Obesity Costs Some States $15 Billion Per Year

8/31/2011 - Stable Value: Conservative Values

8/31/2011 - Planning for the Future Impact of PPACA

8/24/2011 - Employers Look to Consumer-Driven Plans to Lower Health Costs

8/24/2011 - 10 Key Characteristics of Wellness Programs

8/24/2011 - The Pros' Guide to Diversification

8/17/2011 - Companies Get Tougher with Employees Who Smoke

8/17/2011 - F.T.C. Questions Bid to Spur Competition Between Drug Stores and Mail-Order Pharmacies

8/17/2011 - Panic Is Not a Strategy

8/16/2011 - 10th Annual Retirement Seminar - Sept. 8

8/11/2011 - Q&A Regarding Standard & Poor’s Downgrade of U.S. Long‐Term Credit Rating

8/11/2011 - Obesity Epidemic Weighs on Michigan

8/11/2011 - Change in External Review Scope for Self-Funded Plans

8/3/2011 - Employers to Increase or Maintain Wellness Program Incentives

8/3/2011 - Insurers Must Cover Birth Control with No Copays

8/3/2011 - Fidelity Finds Link between HSA Participation and Higher 401(k) Balance

7/27/2011 - Comparative Effectiveness Fee – Part II

7/27/2011 - Retirement Plan Audits, from the CPA Perspective

7/27/2011 - Can Michigan Win the Battle Against Obesity?

7/20/2011 - The Principal Introduces Wellness Program

7/20/2011 - Vanguard Issues New Profile of Participant Trends in 401k Plans of Eight Industries

7/20/2011 - The Comparative Effectiveness Fee - Part I

7/13/2011 - Calories Count: New Rules Prompt Restaurants to Overhaul Menus

7/13/2011 - Compliance Update – Principal Global Investors

7/13/2011 - Health Savings Accounts: Right Choice for You?

7/7/2011 - If Your Incentive is Broke, Fix It

7/7/2011 - Financial Planning Benefit Offerings Have Increased

7/7/2011 - Employers Shifting Health Benefits Costs to Employees

6/29/2011 - Employers Can Expect More Union Election Victories

6/29/2011 - Study: Most Addicts Get Painkillers from Friends or Family, Not Doctors

6/29/2011 - More Participants Getting Investment Help

6/22/2011 - A Health Check for America, Starting in West Michigan

6/22/2011 - Planning the Key Differentiator for Retirement Confidence

6/22/2011 - Rescissions Under the PPACA

6/22/2011 - Legislative Alert: HHA Proposes Expansion of HIPAA Privacy Rule

6/15/2011 - Employers Turning to Employees to Trim Health Care Costs

6/15/2011 - Health Savings Account Plans See Brisk Growth

6/15/2011 - Comparing Year-over-Year 403(b) Plan Stats

6/8/2011 - Auto Enrollment Boosts Participation, Hurts Contribution Rates

6/8/2011 - Planning the Key Differentiator for Retirement Confidence

6/8/2011 - Income Differences for CDHP and non-CDHP Enrollees Narrows

6/8/2011 - USDA Food Pyramid is Out, Food Plate is In

6/1/2011 - Employee Health Care Deductibles Rising: Survey

6/1/2011 - Less Active at Work, Americans Have Packed on Pounds

6/1/2011 - 403(b) Plans Increase Use of Advisers and Online Communications

5/26/2011 - Proposed Michigan Claims Tax (Cofinity Opinion)

5/26/2011 - Social Security Trusts Dwindle While Retiree Dependence Increases

5/18/2011 - PPACA and Wellness Programs

5/18/2011 - Fidelity Finds Participant Education Makes a Big Difference

5/18/2011 - Executives Concerned Over Health Care Requirements

5/11/2011 - Attention Disorder Drug Shortage Prompts Finger-Pointing

5/11/2011 - On the Other Hand - Weekly Economic Commentary - Principal Global Investors

5/11/2011 - What About Dental and Vision Benefits Under PPACA?

5/4/2011 - New Health Care Reform Definition of Dependent Child Creates Tax Issues

5/4/2011 - Study Says Wellness Programs Lower Health Care Costs

5/4/2011 - Put Your Money to Work!

4/27/2011 - President Signs 1099 Repeal into Law

4/27/2011 - Judge Dismisses Challenge to Wellness Program’s Compliance with the ADA

4/27/2011 - On the Other Hand - Weekly Economic Commentary - Principal Global Investors

4/20/2011 - On the Other Hand – Principal Global Investors

4/20/2011 - Make 70 the New 65

4/20/2011 - Health of U.S. Workforce Declining

4/20/2011 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and MC Sports Team up to Celebrate National Walk@Lunch Day®

4/14/2011 - 10th Annual Healthcare Seminar

4/13/2011 - All at Once or One at a Time: Designing Wellness Incentives That Work

4/13/2011 - New FAQ Focuses on Grandfathered Status

4/13/2011 - Saxon Angle: Audit Trials

4/7/2011 - NQDC Plans Still a Valuable Benefit

4/7/2011 - What's Next For The Healthcare Law?

4/7/2011 - Support Continues to Strengthen for Wellness Programs

3/30/2011 - U.S. Life Expectancy Hits another High

3/30/2011 - Match Reinstatement Continues to Grow

3/30/2011 - Health Care Reform Update - Provided by Aetna

3/23/2011 - IMHO: Underlying Assumptions

3/23/2011 - Experts Say Tackling Michigan's Obesity Issue Requires Broad Approach

3/23/2011 - Pharmacists Fight the Rise of Mail Order

3/16/2011 - How is State Tax Applied to Coverage for Adult Children Under the PPACA?

3/16/2011 - On the Other Hand - Weekly Economic Commentary - Principal Global Investors

3/16/2011 - Weight Loss and Stress Reduction Top the List of Employee Wellness Concerns for 2011, According to ComPsych Survey

3/16/2011 - Employee Drug Saving Opportunity for Lipitor

3/9/2011 - How Does the External Review Requirement Apply for Self-Funded Plans

3/9/2011 - Increase Your Income at Retirement

3/9/2011 - Healthy Workplaces Can Lead to Employer Savings

3/8/2011 - Employee Drug Saving Opportunity for Lipitor

3/7/2011 - 10th Annual Free Health Care Seminar

3/2/2011 - GAO Urges More Help with TDF's for Plan Sponsors

3/2/2011 - 10 States With the Deadliest Eating Habits

3/2/2011 - On the Other Hand

2/23/2011 - More Workers Seeing Health Benefits in Wellness Programs

2/23/2011 - ERISA Fidelity Bonds—Who Needs Them, and Who is Responsible for Securing Them?

2/23/2011 - What About the New External Review Requirement?

2/16/2011 - Must Premiums for Young Adults be the Same as for Other Adults?

2/16/2011 - Wellness programs and spending on the rise

2/16/2011 - Obama 2012 Budget Proposal

2/10/2011 - Employers Increased Communications during Latest Open Enrollment

2/10/2011 - Survey: More employers adopt auto-plan designs

2/10/2011 - Employers Increasing Use of Incentives for Wellness Programs

2/3/2011 - Employers Increasingly a Resource for Health Information

2/3/2011 - What About the New Claims & Appeals Requirements?

2/3/2011 - USDA and HHS Announce New Dietary Guidelines to Help Americans Make Healthier Food Choices and Confront Obesity Epidemic

1/28/2011 - IMHO: Goals Oriented

1/28/2011 - Win by Losing weight-loss challenge kicks off next month for all BCN/BCBS members

1/28/2011 - PPACA: What's Next?

1/19/2011 - Incentive spent per worker can hit $3K

1/19/2011 - Start 2011 on firm fiduciary footing

1/19/2011 - How Rigorous Will the PPACA’s Nondiscrimination Testing Rules Be?

1/12/2011 - A Talk With The Doctor May Help Patients Afford Care

1/12/2011 - Many Employers Not Measuring Wellness Programs

1/12/2011 - Banks Release Data on HSAs

1/7/2011 - New GINA Regulations Require Immediate Employer Action

1/6/2011 - What Are the Restrictions on Annual & Lifetime Limits under PPACA?

1/6/2011 - DC Sponsors Ready to Bring on Their Game in 2011

12/29/2010 - Habits Forming

12/29/2010 - Don't Let Golden Years Be Tarnished

12/29/2010 - IRS Backs Off Flex Account Debit Card Ban for Over-The-Counter Drugs

12/23/2010 - Must Dental and Vision Plans Include Young Adults Under PPACA?

12/23/2010 - Stepped Up 401(k) Contributions Come Amid Optimism

12/23/2010 - IRS Pushes Back PPACA Nondiscrimination Compliance Date

12/16/2010 - Plan on $250,000 for health costs in retirement

12/16/2010 - Put down the 10-foot pole: Wellness is not a poisonous snake

12/16/2010 - Gen Y workers face rocky retirement prospects

12/16/2010 - Whitepaper: Allocating Fees Among Participant-Directed Plan Participants

12/8/2010 - Considerations for preventive care coverage under health care reform

12/2/2010 - Financial incentives in wellness programs paying off, Mercer reports

11/30/2010 - 401(k) Investors Rode 2009 Market Advances

11/30/2010 - Agency FAQs on PPACA Implementation – Part III

11/23/2010 - New Spectrum Health App Offers Easy Access to Personal Health Information

11/23/2010 - This Won't Hurt A Bit

11/23/2010 - Retirement Plan Participation Dips, But…

11/17/2010 - Some Companies Shift Health Costs to Better-Paid

11/17/2010 - Health Care Reform: Grandfathered Plans Can Change Insurance Carriers

11/17/2010 - Agency FAQs on PPACA Implementation

11/17/2010 - Below the Surface

11/9/2010 - 5 Ways GOP Might Stop Health Reform

11/9/2010 - The Road Not Taken

11/9/2010 - Half of Americans Have Assets in Old 401(k)

11/5/2010 - Election and Health Care Reform

11/3/2010 - IMHO: Costs of Living Adjustment

11/3/2010 - Winterize Your Home: 10 Tips

11/3/2010 - 'Stay-at-Home' Set Needs Retirement Plan

10/27/2010 - Department of Labor Released Participant Fee Disclosure Regulations

10/27/2010 - 15 Myths and Facts About Cavities

10/25/2010 - Health reform may spur better engagement for open enrollment

10/20/2010 - 9 Frighteningly Fattening Fall Foods

10/20/2010 - Legal Alert: In-plan Roth conversions enacted

10/20/2010 - Study Suggests CDHP Participants Spend Less on Overall Medical Services

10/14/2010 - Taming COBRA

10/14/2010 - Auto Features Seen as Key to Retirement Saving Success

10/14/2010 - Judge Rules Health Law Is Constitutional

10/8/2010 - Flu or Cold Symptoms?

10/6/2010 - Key notification and communication requirements in health care reform

10/6/2010 - Being Financially Stretched Number One Reason Workers not Saving

10/1/2010 - Breast cancer prevention: Lifestyle factors that can reduce risk

9/30/2010 - Foods to Help You Feel Better

9/28/2010 - Small Business Jobs Act of 2010

9/24/2010 - Average IRA Account Balance Put at $54K

9/20/2010 - Debunking the W-2 scare: lessons learned

9/20/2010 - An Eight-Stage Plan for Creating an Organizational Culture of Health

9/15/2010 - HHS Awards $31 million more for prevention and wellness projects

9/15/2010 - 2011 Employer Health Care Hikes Pegged at 8.2%

9/15/2010 - Principal R/E Fund Reports a Gain, Makes Another Payment

9/9/2010 - Roth 401(k) Feature in 29% of Plans

9/9/2010 - 25 Best Nutrition Secrets

9/9/2010 - Economy Drives Employer Health Coverage Cutbacks

8/30/2010 - Health Cost Shifting, Sharing to Continue in 2011

8/30/2010 - Cessation without alienation: The keys to a successful stop-smoking program

8/30/2010 - Fidelity Finds Q2 Uptick in 401(k) Withdrawals

8/24/2010 - Employers stand behind preventive care at the worksite

8/24/2010 - Health care costs spark increase in retirement savings

8/24/2010 - 401(k) Participants transferred monies from equities into fixed income investments for the second consecutive month in June, according to the results of the Hewitt 401(k) index

8/18/2010 - Hitting a home run with a total health focus

8/18/2010 - Lowering costs before reform takes effect will pay off in the long run

8/18/2010 - ICI: Investors staying the course

8/10/2010 - Visualizing retirement: Translate numbers into a picture

8/10/2010 - Visualizing retirement: Translate numbers into a picture

8/10/2010 - Survey takes a post-recession snapshot of benefits trends

8/10/2010 - Employers prepare to apply lessons learned from last year's flu season

7/30/2010 - Smaller Firms Fear Health Care Reform Cost Hikes

7/30/2010 - Some Workers Using Recession to Get Healthy

7/30/2010 - A Big Regret: Not Saving, Investing More

7/22/2010 - Why you can't lose those last 10 pounds

7/21/2010 - Participants Stick with Target-Date Funds

7/21/2010 - Participants Stick with Target-Date Funds

7/21/2010 - Costs of PPACA exceed previous estimates

7/14/2010 - An Ounce of Prevention

7/14/2010 - Mercer Data Indicates Auto Plan Features Lead to Higher Balances

7/14/2010 - FAQ About Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

7/14/2010 - FAQ About Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

6/30/2010 - “Fact Sheet: Keeping the Health Plan You Have: The Affordable Care Act and “Grandfathered” Health Plans”

6/30/2010 - Interim Final Rule on Retiree Reinsurance Program

6/30/2010 - Q&A’s from BCBS on Dependent Coverage Through Age 26

6/30/2010 - 4th Annual Grand Cycling Classic: Hit the Bricks of Downtown Grand Rapids

6/29/2010 - Compliance Alert - Mental Health Parity Regulations

6/28/2010 - The 401(k) Destination

5/27/2010 - Calculator Adds Up Cost of Employer Health Care Mandates

5/27/2010 - Pouring over PTO: IRS issues new rulings on transfer of paid time-off to 401(k)s

5/27/2010 - Six Simple Rules Of Investing

5/27/2010 - Many Group Healthcare Plans Exempt from New Health Care Reform Legislation

5/27/2010 - Many Group Healthcare Plans Exempt from New Health Care Reform Legislation

4/28/2010 - ABG 9th Annual Healthcare Seminar on May 18th

4/15/2010 - Target Date Fund Adoption 2009

3/29/2010 - Social Security Calls in Its Government IOUs

3/29/2010 - Employers Continue to invest in Health of Workers

3/11/2010 - ARRA COBRA Subsidy Extended

3/11/2010 - 'Red Flags' Rule Applies to Benefit Accounts with Debit Cards

3/10/2010 - Agencies issue final rules for Mental Health Parity Act

3/10/2010 - New Self Reporting and Excise Tax Requirments

2/25/2010 - New Article: Financial Wellness

2/25/2010 - Boyne Resorts' Achieves 21% Drop In Health Insurance Premiums

2/22/2010 - How Safeway Slashed Its Healthcare Costs While Keeping Quality High

8/25/2009 - The Whole Foods alternative to Obamacare

7/12/2009 - Robert Hughes Interview in the Business Review Health Michigan

5/4/2009 - Investment Returns - A historical perspective

4/28/2009 - FAQ about 401k plans - Facts and Myths exposed

3/16/2009 - April HSA Seminar Invitation

1/26/2009 - Michelle's Law Compliance Update

12/4/2008 - How Does Your Hospital Rate?

10/9/2008 - New ABG Article: As Dire as the Times May Seem

10/2/2008 - New ABG Article: Financal Impact of Wellness

10/2/2008 - New ABG Article: The True Cost of Pre-Reirement Lifestyle

10/2/2008 - New ABG Article: Workers Want Better Benefits Selection Info

5/5/2008 - New ABG Article: "Save Money on Prescriptions"

5/5/2008 - New ABG Article: "Employers Focus on Worker Wellness to Cut Costs"

5/5/2008 - New ABG Article: "Advice Efforts by Providers Go Unused"

4/14/2008 - Employer Health Insurance and Worker Compensation

4/8/2008 - BCBS Unadvertised Brand Website gets an Update

12/1/2007 - New IRS Mandated FSA/HRA Card Changes

12/1/2007 - Michigan Hospital Website

11/19/2007 - Mercer: 2007 Health Coverage Cost Hike Increases Level with 2006

11/19/2007 - Principal Finds Use of Auto Features Triples in One Year

10/27/2007 - Hospital Offers Credit - No Interest

10/26/2007 - America is Sicker Than Europe

10/8/2007 - Participants with Lifestyle Funds Outdo Do-It-Yourselfers

9/11/2007 - New 2007 Kaiser/HRET Employer Health Benefits Survey

8/21/2007 - Article: Firms Need to Adjust Health Care Culture