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February 2013

Segal Survey of Plans' 2012 Zone Status
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Communicating Health Care Benefits Leads to Better Outcomes
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January 2013

Introduce Step Therapy to Help Control Specialty Drug Costs
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Driving Down Rx Costs:
4 Ideas To Consider
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The Affordable Care Act: Savings for Rx Illusory
January 7, 2013 Read the entire story

November 2012

Gearing Up to Comply with GASB’s New Accounting Standards for Public Sector Pension Plans and Sponsoring Employers
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June 2012

Hospital Cost Containment in Face of Medicaid Cuts
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April 2012

SXC Health Solutions’ Proposed Acquisition of Catalyst Health
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March 2012

Segal Public Sector Letter, "A Roadmap for Meeting All Stakeholders' Needs when Reviewing Retirement Plan Design"
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February 2012

Segal Compliance Alert on Retirement Plan Issues Raised by Same-Gender Marriage
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Segal Survey of Plans' 2011 Zone Status
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January 2012

U.S. Supreme Court to rule on ACA
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Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Closing
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December 2011

Exploring Options under Massachusetts Municipal Health Care Reform
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Health Care Reform Spotlights Need for Medical Stop Loss Insurance
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November 2011

Economic Data, Financial Markets, Investment Performance for Third Quarter 2011
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Planning Successful Public Sector Pension Funding
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Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Coinsurance for 2012
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Increased Dollar Limits for Retirement Plans, Social Security Benefits
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October 2011

Implications of U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in CIGNA Corp. v. Amara
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September 2011

Health Plan Medical, Rx Cost Trends Lower in 2012: Segal Annual Survey
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August 2011

Who's Afraid of Open Enrollment? It's Not a Problem... It's an Opportunity
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New York Is Latest Jurisdiction to License Same-Gender Marriages
August 22, 2011 Read the entire story
GASB's Exposure Draft on Pension Accounting and Reporting
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July 2011

Controlling Health Costs as Painlessly as Possible
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Defending Public Pensions
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June 2011

Impact of Affordable Care Act on Public Sector Health Plans
June 20, 2011 Read the entire story
FASB's Tentative New Position on Multiemployer Disclosures
June 8, 2011 Read the entire story

May 2011

2012 Minimums and Maximums for HSAs and HDHPs
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Survey of Calendar-Year Plans’ 2011 Zone Status
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March 2011

Rising Drug Prices Demand More Rx Rebate Disclosure: The Segal Company
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January 2011

Segal Releases 2010 Study of State Employee Health Benefits
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State Employee Health Benefit Cost-Sharing Surges: Segal Survey
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Using All the Tools: Communications as a Do-It-Yourself Project
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IRS Modifies Rules on Paying for Over-the-Counter Medications with Debit Cards
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December 2010

Guidance on Multiemployer Pension Funding Relief
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October 2010

Drivers and Antidotes for 2011 Health Plan Cost Trends: Segal Survey
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September 2010

Halting Runaway Hospital Cost Trends
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August 2010

Impact of Health Reform on 2011 Health Plan Costs
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June 2010

GASB to Propose New Public Sector Pension Rules
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April 2010

National Health Care Reform Becomes Law
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CMS Announces Indexed Medicare Part D Amounts for 2011
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March 2010

Voluntary Benefits Expand Coverage Options
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January 2010

Multiemployer Pension Plans' Financial Status
January 28, 2010 Read the entire story
Ways to Get Major Health Plan Cost Savings
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December 2009

Beyond Compliance with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
December 15, 2009 Read the entire story
Controlling Plan Sponsor Rx Costs
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October 2009

HITECH Security Breach Notification for Unsecured PHI
October 13, 2009 Read the entire story
New Approaches to Rx Costs and Benefits
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Segal's Judith Mazo testifies at House Ways & Means Committee on behalf of NCCMP
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September 2009

Cost Management Strategies for Multiemployer Health Funds During Sustained Economic Downturns
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Outlook on Women's Health Issues
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Options for Troubled Multiemployer Pension Plans in a Post-PPA World
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August 2009

Final Regulations on HITECH Security Breach Notification for HIPAA Protected Health Information
August 28, 2009 Read the entire story
2010 Health Plan Costs More Than Four Times Wage Increases
August 26, 2009 Read the entire story
How State and Local Governments Respond to Recession
August 24, 2009 Read the entire story
Segal Comments on Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
August 24, 2009 Read the entire story
Interview with Segal National Health Compliance Practice Leader
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Segal Releases On-Line Survey Findings: Managing Through Fiscal Stress
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July 2009

Drug Price Rollback Impacts Plan Sponsors
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2009 Survey of State Employee Health Benefits
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HHS Guidance on Securing Protected Health Information and Avoiding Breach Notification
July 8, 2009 Read the entire story
Complying with ERISA’s Fidelity Bonding Requirements
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Self-Funding Health Benefits Can Help Plan Sponsors Control Costs
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Two Final Settlements of a Class Action AWP Lawsuit
July 2, 2009 Read the entire story
Segal Announces Stat! Health Reform Weekly and Guide to Health Reform 2009
July 2, 2009 Read the entire story

June 2009

Mental Health Parity Act to Have Small Impact on Medical Costs
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Complying with ERISA’s Fidelity Bonding Requirements
June 12, 2009 Read the entire story
Public Sector Health Plan Challenges
June 9, 2009 Read the entire story

April 2009

Study of Arizona School District Health Benefits
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Commentary on Express Scripts' Acquisition of NextRx
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March 2009

Managing Public Sector Workforce Reductions
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December 2008

2009 Outlook for Retirement Benefits
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2009 Outlook for Health Care and Rx
December 18, 2008 Read the entire story
Information about Smoking Cessation Programs
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November 2008

Parity in Mental Health Coverage Required by New Law
November 10, 2008 Read the entire story

October 2008

Health Care Open Enrollment Trends and Tips
October 2, 2008 Read the entire story
2009 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Coinsurance
October 1, 2008 Read the entire story

August 2008

Health Plan Costs and Drivers Are Changing: New Segal Company Survey
August 19, 2008 Read the entire story
Want to Buy a Frozen Pension Plan?
August 14, 2008 Read the entire story

July 2008

Growing Interest in Public Sector Voluntary Benefits
July 16, 2008 Read the entire story
2008 Segal Medicare Part D Survey of Multiemployer Health Funds
July 9, 2008 Read the entire story

June 2008

The Segal Company Expands Health Claims Audit Capabilities
June 6, 2008 Read the entire story
Health Plan Impact of California Same-Gender Marriage Ruling
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May 2008

2009 Amounts for Health Savings Accounts, HDHPs, Comparison with FSAs, HRAs
May 21, 2008 Read the entire story
2008 Financial Status of Multiemployer Pension Plans
May 20, 2008 Read the entire story

April 2008

Medical Data Mining Enables Cost Containment, Health Improvement
April 24, 2008 Read the entire story
Accounting for Public Sector Retiree Health Costs: Five Cases
April 21, 2008 Read the entire story
Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability Funded Ratios Improve
April 10, 2008 Read the entire story
Segal Survey: Multiemployer Pension Funding Improvements
April 4, 2008 Read the entire story
Recession to Impact Health Plans and Providers
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February 2008

Survey of Dental Coverage Reveals Opportunities to Lower Costs and Add Value
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New Federal Guidance Affects Wellness Programs
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State, Local Governments Face Worker Dissatisfaction, Staffing Crisis
February 5, 2008 Read the entire story