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Date	Link Type	Description
02/15/2010		Department of Labor issues final Form 5500 regulations DOL has now issued final regulations explaining how Form 5500 information must be provided and deferring the electronic filing requirement to until the 2009 plan year.
02/15/2010		Use of independent RIAs can help plan sponsors avoid conflicts of interest Leaders in government and industry recognize the need to bring independent, conflict free advice on investment selection and to strip away the potential conflicts of interest that arise in target date funds and other 401(k) plan features
02/15/2010		Employees often blind to value of vision benefits Almost half of US employees are not fully taking advantage of their vision benefits - putting themselves at greater risk of costly eye problems and systemic diseases.
02/08/2010		Sebelius calls on Anthem Blue Cross to justify its premium increases HHS Secretary Sebelius called on Anthem Blue Cross to justify its controversial new rate hikes of as much as 39% for individual policy holders
02/01/2010		Employers' wellness programs frustrated by new legislation Genetic Information Information Act may restrict employers from offering financial incentives to employees willing to fill out health surveys.
01/31/2010		Difficulties seen in curtailing coverage denials for those wtih pre-existing conditions Both sides of the healthcare debate seem to agree that the routine denial of coverage for pre-existing coverage needs to be repaired.
01/31/2010		Administration issues new mental health coverage rules Under the new rules employers and group health plans can not provide less coverage for mental healthcare than for the treatment of physical conditions like cancer or heart disease.
01/29/2010		MHPAEA Parity regs to raise premiums .4% In an impact analysis section, officials include Congressional Budget Office projections that the MHPAEA will increase private health insurance premiums about 0.4%. That translates into about $26 billion in additional spending on health coverage from 2010 to 2019, officials write.
01/28/2010		Increased Medicare co-pays may lead to fewer doctor visits, more and longer hospital stays A study appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms what many policy makers had feared: cost shifting moves can backfire.
01/28/2010		Pelosi suggests two track strategy for health reform coverage on what may happen with pending legislation after the Republican victory in Massachusetts