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Global Solutions
Global Focus newsletter - May 2011
Global Focus newsletter - February 2011
Global Focus newsletter - November 2010
Regulatory updates affecting companies with operations in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi - October 2010
Communications
Messaging Matters - November 2011
Messaging Matters - April 2011
Messaging Matters - December 2010
Messaging Matters - Summer 2010
Messaging Matters - Spring 2010
EBS Panorama
EBS Panorama - Using a Captive to Insure Stop Loss Coverage for a Medical Benefit Plan - October 2011
EBS Panorama Part V - July 2010
EBS Panorama Part IV - May 2010
EBS Panorama Part III - October 2009
EBS Panorama Part II - August 2009
EBS Panorama Part I - June 2009
Health and Welfare
HCR Update - Summary of Benefits and Coverage (Dec. 21, 2011)
Health Care Reform Advisory - CLASS Act Suspended (Oct. 18, 2011)
EBS Advisory - Michigan Health Insurance Claims Assessment Act (Sept. 22, 2011)
High Deductible Health Plan and Health Savings Account Limits - June 2011
HCR Update - Form W-2 Reporting of the Cost of Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plan Coverage (April 21, 2011)
HCR Update - Constitutional Challenges to PPACA
HCR Update - Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review
HCR Update - Over-the-Counter Drugs and Insulin
HCR Update - CLASS Act
High Deductible Health Plan and Health Savings Account Limits - August 2010
HCR Update - Processes for Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review
HCR Update - Preventive Care Requirements
HCR Update - Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions, Annual and Lifetime Limits, Rescissions, and Patient Protections
2010 (Spring) Texas Health Plan Analysis
HCR Update - Grandfathered Health Plans
HCR Update - Early Retiree Reinsurance
HCR Update - Dependents to Age 26
GINA Act Feb 2010
DOD Appropriations Jan 2010
PHI Advisory Oct 2009
2009 Summer Texas Health Plan Analysis
EBS Advisory Bulletin July 23 2009
Michelle's Law March 2009
ARRA Update Advisory April 2009
CHIP Advisory February 2009
COBRA Advisory Bulletin February 2009
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 - November 2008
High Deductible Health Plan and Health Savings Account Limits - May 2008
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - February 2008
The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 - January 2007
Wrapping up ERISA Compliance - May 2005
Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 - December 2004
Pharmacy
New (Earlier) Deadline for Distribution of Notices of Creditable Coverage - August 31, 2011
EBS Advisory - Deadline for Oneline Disclosure to CMS - 02/17/2011
Script Sense Newsletter - Spring 2010
Script Sense Newsletter - Fall 2009
Pharmacy Class Action Lawsuits-Action Required
ScriptSense Newsletter - Spring 2009
Creditable Coverage Notice to CMS - March 2006
Medicare Part D-Creditable Coverage Requirements - June 2005
Relafen® Class Action Settlement - June 2005
Hytrin® Class Action Settlement - June 2005
Remeron Class Action Settlement - May 2005
Lupron Class Action Settlement - February 2005
Paxil® Class Action Settlement - December 2004
Retirement
Retirement Counts newsletter - January 2012
EBS Panorama: Possible Deficit Solutions Could Have Unintended Consequences for Retirement Plans and Participants - November 2011
Retirement Counts newsletter - October 2011
Pension Plan Limits and Social Security Amounts for 2012 - October 20, 2011
Retirement Counts newsletter - July 2011
2011 FBAR Compliance Deadline
Retirement Counts newsletter - May 2011
Retirement Counts newsletter - January 2011
Retirement Counts newsletter - Fall 2010
Roth Conversions: Striking While the Iron Is Hot - November 9, 2010
Court Decision Has Potential Implications for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries - October 2010
Retirement Counts newsletter - Summer 2010
New Fee Disclosure Regulations for Retirement Plan Service Providers - July 2010
IRS Compliance Survey Announcement - June 2010
EBSA Extends 5500 Deadline for Hurricane Ike Disaster Areas - October 2008
IRS Announces Pension Plan Limitations for 2009 - October 2008
IRS Announces Pension Plan Limitations for 2008 - October 2007
IRS Announces Pension Plan Limitations for 2007 - October 2006
401(k) Plan Regulatory Update – Automatic Rollovers - January 2005
Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act - January 2005
IRS Announces Pension Plan Limitations for 2005 - November 2004
Loan Default Exemption Ruling - March 2004