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		<title>IRS Issues Rules Relating To Computation Of Medical Loss Ratio</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed regulations that provide guidance to Blue Cross and Blue Shield organizations, and certain other health care organizations, on computing and applying the medical loss ratio (MLR) added to the tax code by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The regulations are proposed to apply to tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EBSA issues advance notice of proposed regs on reporting of lifetime income streams</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Labor Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking describing guidance under consideration that would require the accrued benefits in a participant’s defined contribution plan (e.g., a 401(k) or 403(b) plan) to be expressed on the pension benefit statement as an estimated lifetime stream of benefits in addition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In 2014, States With Federally-Facilitated Exchanges Can Not Run State-Based SHOP Exchanges</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released frequently-asked-questions (FAQs) on the small business health options program (SHOP) exchanges. The FAQs confirm that the CMS plans to propose regulations that would allow only states that have received conditional approval to operate a state-based individual exchange to also operate a state-based SHOP exchange in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seventh Circuit applies Moench presumption at pleadings stage to dismiss stock drop case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A claim against retirement plan fiduciaries alleging a violation of ERISA’s duty of prudence in connection with a drop in the value of employer stock may be dismissed at the pleading stage if the participant’s allegations are not enough to overcome the Moench presumption of prudence, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago (CA-7) has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pension &amp; Benefits NetNews &#8211; May 21, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>EBSA Issues Guidance On Notices For Health Care Coverage Options And COBRA Elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued Technical Release 2013-02, pending future issuance of regulations or other guidance, on a requirement under Sec. 1512 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that notice be given to employees regarding coverage options available through the new state health care exchanges, also known as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selection of mutual funds and share class did not transform provider of annuities into functional fiduciary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A life insurance company that provided investment services to a 401(k) plan was not acting as a plan fiduciary when it entered into revenue sharing arrangements with mutual funds it selected as plan investment options, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago (CA-7) has ruled. The court affirmed its position that the mere act of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major Contract Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Army Awards $7 Billion Contract for Renewable and Alternative Energy. Constellation NewEnergy Inc., Baltimore, Md.; ECC Renewables LLC, Burlingame, Calif., Enel Green Power North America Inc., Andover, Mass., LTC Federal LLC, Detroit, Mich., and Siemens Government Technologies, Arlington, Va., were awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, task-order contract with a maximum value of $7,000,000,000 for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government Not Entitled to Summary Judgment in Fuel Use Dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government’s motion for summary judgment on its claim to recover excess fuel charges was denied by the Postal Board of Contract Appeals because there was a genuine issue of fact as to whether the contracting officer agreed to adjust the allocation, and the government did not demonstrate it was entitled to judgment as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prime Interfered with and Hindered Subcontractor’s Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A prime contractor was liable to a subcontractor for breach of contract, according to the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, because the prime caused delays, increased the subcontractor’s costs, constructively modified the subcontract, and breached the duty of good faith and fair dealing. The dispute arose from a $29.8 million cost-reimbursable task [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spencer &amp; Benefits NetNews &#8211; May 17, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  About this Newsletter The Spencer’s Benefits Reports is a summary of the week&#8217;s news items posted in the WHAT&#8217;S NEW pages of Spencer’s Benefits Reports Online. For questions regarding this email service, contact Customer Service at (800)449-9525. NetNews Subscription Want to receive these Newsletters via E-mail? Sign Up / Unsubscribe hr.cch.com Resources Online Store [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Expands FMLA Leave To Cover Civil Unions, Domestic Partners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under a law signed by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on May 3, the state has expanded the circle of family members for whom Colorado employees are entitled to take leave from work under the federal FMLA. The law will be effective following 90 days after the general assembly adjourns (which would be Aug. 7, 2013, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS posts VCP submission kit for plans that missed 4/30/12 deadline to adopt pre-approved DB plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IRS has posted to its website a Voluntary Corrections Program (VCP) submission kit for plan sponsors who missed the April 30, 2012 deadline to adopt a pre-approved defined benefit plan. The kit guides sponsors through the steps in filing a submission for a VCP compliance statement and includes instructions and a sample submission correctly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lower Health Spending Growth Is Due To Structural Health Changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The slowdown in U.S. health spending growth rates may be due to structural changes in the health care system and not due to the economy, according to two new studies published recently in Health Affairs. Thus, the studies assert that the slowdown could continue even after the economy picks up. From 2009 to 2011, per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government plans can’t rely on determination letters for issues involving pickup plans, excess benefit arrangements</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governmental plan sponsors who apply for determination letters cannot rely on a favorable letter for whether: (1) contributions made to the plan are the employer’s &#8220;pick-up contributions,&#8221; or (2) the plan has a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement, according to the IRS. However, sponsors may apply for a private letter ruling from the IRS for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employer-Sponsored Retirement System Plays “Critical Role”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The employer-sponsored retirement system plays a critical role in helping American workers adequately save for retirement and offers numerous benefits not otherwise available to them, according to Aon Hewitt. Aon says that recent research shows that employees who participate in their company’s retirement savings plan are significantly more prepared than those who do not. Employees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employer-Sponsored Retirement System Plays “Critical Role”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The employer-sponsored retirement system plays a critical role in helping American workers adequately save for retirement and offers numerous benefits not otherwise available to them, according to Aon Hewitt. Aon says that recent research shows that employees who participate in their company’s retirement savings plan are significantly more prepared than those who do not. Employees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate pension plan funding levels fell again in 2012, Towers Watson finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite sizable employer contributions and strong investment returns, the funded status of the 100 largest pension sponsors among U.S. publicly traded organizations fell for the second consecutive year in 2012, according to new analysis by Towers Watson. Continued falling interest rates was the primary reason for the drop in funded status, Towers Watson found. Liabilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pension &amp; Benefits NetNews &#8211; May 14, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  NetNews Subscription Want to receive these Newsletters via E-mail? Sign Up / Unsubscribe hr.cch.com Resources Online Store Customer Service Home Page Products &#38; Training News &#38; Information About Links in this Newsletter To access the IntelliConnect™ full text documents you must be a subscriber to the Pension Plan Guide or Employment Benefits Management. Links [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employees Are Not Ready For CDHPs: Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of the American workforce has not heard of the phrase “consumer-driven health care,” according to recent research from Aflac. The survey, 2013 Aflace WorkForces Report (AWR), noted that employees are not prepared to take greater control, handle rising costs, and make decisions regarding their health care. The survey also found: • [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Structural reforms needed to stabilize multiemployer system, GAO says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congress should consider comprehensive and balanced structural reforms to reinforce and stabilize the multiemployer plan system, the GAO recommended in a recent report. The report noted that in recent years, as a result of market declines, withdrawing employers, and demographic challenges, many multiemployer plans have had large funding shortfalls and face an uncertain future. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Issues 2014 Inflation-Adjusted Amounts For HSAs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internal Revenue Service has issued inflation adjusted amounts under Code Sec. 223 for health savings accounts (HSAs) for 2014. For calendar year 2014, the annual limitation on deductions under Code Sec. 223(b)(2)(A) for an individual with self-only coverage under a high deductible health plan is $3,300. For calendar year 2014, the limitation on deductions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>401(k) participants using in-plan advice have more positive retirement outlook: Mercer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employees who say they use advisory services offered to them in their 401(k) plans have a distinctly more positive outlook about their future retirement versus those who do not, according to an analysis of data from the recent Mercer Workplace Survey. The survey represents a national cross-section of active 401(k) participants, defined as those currently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spencer Benefits NetNew &#8211; May 10, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  About this Newsletter The Spencer’s Benefits Reports is a summary of the week&#8217;s news items posted in the WHAT&#8217;S NEW pages of Spencer’s Benefits Reports Online. For questions regarding this email service, contact Customer Service at (800)449-9525. NetNews Subscription Want to receive these Newsletters via E-mail? Sign Up / Unsubscribe hr.cch.com Resources Online Store [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major Contract Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Army Awards $1.5 Billion Contract for Aviation Program Management Services. Science and Engineering Services LLC, Huntsville, Ala.; and Support Systems Associates Inc., Melbourne, Fla.; were awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award, firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value or $1,500,000,000 for services in support of Army Aviation program management. Work location and type of appropriation will be determined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government Failed to Prove CAS Noncompliance Claim</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government’s claim alleging noncompliance with Cost Accounting Standards was denied by the Court of Federal Claims because the government failed to prove the contractor’s method of allocating materiel overhead violated Cost Accounting Standard 418. The government claimed the contractor should reimburse it approximately $80 million plus interest because the contractor’s accounting method misallocated indirect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multidistrict Burn Pit Litigation Raised Political Question</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Multidistrict litigation against wartime contractors was dismissed by the District Court for the District of Maryland because the plaintiffs’ claims were non-justiciable under the political question doctrine. The majority of the plaintiffs were United States military personnel who sought to recover for injuries allegedly suffered as a result of exposure to open burn pits and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CDHP Enrollees Less Likely To Be Young: EBRI</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) contradicts the common assumption that consumer-driven health plan (CDHP) enrollees are more likely than those with traditional coverage to be young, because they use less health care, on average. EBRI’s analysis of CDHPs over the past seven years finds that in most years, CDHP enrollees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERISA Advisory Council to meet June 4-6, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 166th open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be held June 4-6, 2013. The meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. On June 4, the meeting will take place in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speakers From Different Groups Strongly Disagree On Employer Mandate Regulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives of 20 organizations at an April 23 IRS hearing expressed divergent views on the proposed employer mandate regulations under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The regulations are proposed to implement provisions that require employers to provide adequate health insurance to full-time employees or pay an assessable payment, known as the employer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grant of security interest in IRA to broker/dealer not PT: lien inapplicable if in conflict with ERISA or Code</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A grant of a security interest in the assets of an IRA by a debtor to the broker/dealer acting as IRA custodian was not a prohibited transaction under Code Sec. 4975(c)(1)(B) because it secured no actual lending obligation and by its terms was not applicable in the event of any conflict with ERISA or the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rate For Young Adult Health Care Coverage Improves While Others Decline: Commonwealth Fund</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 14:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eighty-four million people―nearly half of all working-age U.S. adults―went without health insurance for a time last year or had out-of-pocket costs that were so high relative to their income they were considered underinsured, according to the Commonwealth Fund 2012 Biennial Health Insurance Survey. The report, Insuring the Future: Current Trends in Health Coverage and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiver of 60-day rollover requirement granted to taxpayer who was not provided written notice of rollover requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 14:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IRS has granted a request for a waiver of the 60-day rollover requirement contained in Code Sec. 402(c)(3) where a taxpayer did not make the rollover to an individual retirement account (IRA) within the required time period because of the failure of a defined benefit plan to provide notice as required by Code Sec. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pension &amp; Benefits NetNews &#8211; May 7, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  NetNews Subscription Want to receive these Newsletters via E-mail? Sign Up / Unsubscribe hr.cch.com Resources Online Store Customer Service Home Page Products &#38; Training News &#38; Information About Links in this Newsletter To access the IntelliConnect™ full text documents you must be a subscriber to the Pension Plan Guide or Employment Benefits Management. Links [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regulations Will Not Be Issued On ACA’s Provider Nondiscrimination, Clinical Trials Provisions: EBSA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 15:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) (in conjunction with the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury) (Departments) has issued Affordable Care Act Implementation FAQs Part XV. This set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) address the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) provisions regarding the annual limit waiver, provider nondiscrimination, coverage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS provides anti-cutback relief for certain ESOP amendments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IRS has issued a notice providing relief from the anti-cutback requirements of Code Sec. 411(d)(6) for plan amendments that eliminate a distribution option from an ESOP that becomes subject to the diversification requirements of Code Sec. 401(a)(35), which apply to certain defined contribution plans that hold (or are treated as holding) publicly traded employer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Proposes Regulations On Minimum Value Of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed regulations on determining whether health coverage under an eligible employer-sponsored plan provides a minimum value (MV), as required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The proposed regulations also explain how health reimbursement arrangements (HRA) and wellness incentives will be counted in determining if a plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use of online calculators and financial advisors boost retirement confidence, EBRI finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of online calculators and retirement advisors are justifiably linked to higher levels of retirement confidence, according to research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). The EBRI report uses new data from the recently released 2013 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS), analyzed using a modified version of the EBRI Retirement Security Projection Model® (RSPM). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pension &amp; Benefits NetNews &#8211; May 3, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  About this Newsletter The Spencer’s Benefits Reports is a summary of the week&#8217;s news items posted in the WHAT&#8217;S NEW pages of Spencer’s Benefits Reports Online. For questions regarding this email service, contact Customer Service at (800)449-9525. NetNews Subscription Want to receive these Newsletters via E-mail? Sign Up / Unsubscribe hr.cch.com Resources Online Store [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Introduces Bill To Modify ACA’s Definition Of Full-Time Employee</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has introduced a bill to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Collins introduced S. 701 on April 10. “I am offering legislation correcting Obamacare’s definition of a ‘full-time’ employee to allow employees to work 40 hours a week without triggering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major Contract Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Army Awards $485 Million Contract for Physician Services. Magnificus Corp., Washington, D.C.; GTW Consultants and Associates LLC., San Antonio, Texas; Quarterline Consulting Services LLC., McLean, Va.; Aliron International Inc., Bethesda, Md.; TistCorp II, San Antonio, Texas; Chesapeake Government Health Services, Vienna, Va.; Matrix Providers Inc., Monument, Colo.; and Distinctive Spectrum Healthcare Joint Venture, Largo, Md.; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final EAR Rule Adds USML Items to the CCL</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A comprehensive final rule issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security adds a new structure and related provisions to the Export Administration Regulations. The rule moves to the Commerce Control List ( Supplement No. 1 to EAR Part 774) to munitions items the President has determined no longer warrant export control on the United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Products Liability Daily Delivers Alerts Online and Via Mobile Apps</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breaking News and Expert Analysis for the Products Liability Lawyer: Products Liability Law Daily Delivers Alerts Online and Via Mobile Apps NEW YORK –May 02, 2013 &#8211; Wolters Kluwer Law &#38; Business, the leading global provider of intelligent solutions and expertise for legal and business professionals, today announced  the expansion of the Wolters Kluwer Daily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relators&#8217; Award for Settled Defective Pricing Claim Affirmed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A district court&#8217;s award to the relators in a False Claims Act action was affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit because the court correctly found the defective pricing claim settled by the government was related to the action brought by the relators. The relators brought the action against a contractor that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banking and Finance Law Daily from Wolters Kluwer Law &amp; Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Banking and Finance Law Daily from Wolters Kluwer Law &#38; Business Delivers Daily Banking and Finance Regulatory News, Law, and Analysis Online and Via Mobile Apps NEW YORK – May 02, 2013 &#8211; Wolters Kluwer Law &#38; Business, the leading global provider of intelligent solutions and expertise for legal and business professionals today announced the expansion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wolters Kluwer Daily Reporting Suite Expands</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Specialty Topics Include: Products Liability, Insurance, Banking and Finance NEW YORK – May 02, 2013 &#8211; Wolters Kluwer Law &#38; Business, the leading global provider of intelligent solutions and expertise for legal and business professionals, today announced the expansion of the Wolters Kluwer Daily Reporting Suite, the Company’s tool for tracking daily developments in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Majority Of Employers Have “Wait And See” Approach With Exchanges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The majority of employers (82 percent) remain uncertain about health insurance exchanges, and plan to wait at least one to three years before potentially joining one, according to recent research from benefits consulting firm The Chelko Consulting Group. Health insurance exchanges were created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and are scheduled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS and DOL should take steps to improve rollover process for 401(k) participants, GAO advises</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the IRS and Labor Department take steps to reduce obstacles and disincentives to plan-to-plan rollovers, such as reducing the waiting period to make rollovers into a 401(k) plan and improving the asset verification process. According to the GAO, such actions could help make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurers Spent Less Than 1 Percent of Premium Dollars on Health Care Quality Improvement In 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health insurance companies reported spending an average of less than 1 percent of the premiums they collected from policyholders in 2011 on activities directly supporting improvement of health care quality, according to a recent study from the Commonwealth Fund. The report, Insurers’ Medical Loss Ratios and Quality Improvement Spending in 2011, found that insurers spent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exhaustion of plan remedies not required if participant “reasonably” believes no remedy exists</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pension plan participant who sought a calculation of her future benefits under the plan was not required to exhaust remedies under the plan, given her &#8220;reasonable&#8221; belief that such remedies did not exist, the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York City (CA-2) has held. Plan merger A pension plan was sponsored by one [...]]]></description>
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