Articles by Segal Experts

Listed below is a selection of articles written by Segal experts that have appeared in outside publications.

Multiemployer Plans vs. The Exchanges
By David Blumenstein and Joanne L. Hustead, May 2013 Benefits Magazine

Public-Sector Pension Plans: Major Challenges & Common-Sense Solutions
By Kim Nicholl, April 2013 Government Finance Review

Majority of Multiemployer Plans in “Green Zone” in 2012
By Phil Romello and Susan E. Lee, Spring 2013 TAUC’s Magazine: The Construction User

Moving Ahead with Health Care Reform in 2013
By Kathryn Bakich, April 2013 The Healthcare Savings Quarterly

Insurance Protection for ERISA Funds: What New (and Even Veteran) Trustees Need to Know
By Brian L. Smith and Joseph Semo, April 2013 Benefits Magazine

Competing for Talent as the Economy Improves
By Cathie G. Eitelberg and Elliot R. Susseles, March 2013 IPMA HR News

Interview with Kathryn Bakich, Senior Vice President and National Health Compliance Practice Leader
February 12, 2013 Employee Benefits Management Directions

Communicating Health Care: More Than Just the Numbers
By Tupper Hillard, February 2013 Benefits Magazine

GASB Approves New Accounting Standards for Public Sector Pension Plans and Sponsoring Employers
By Kim Nicholl and Paul Angelo, November 2012, Issue No. 78, Pension Section News

The Importance of Monitoring Your Pharmacy Benefit Plan: What You Don't Know Could Hurt Financially
By Lawrence Singer, Fall 2012, Volume 60 Issue 2, The Reporter

Time to Take Another Look at Stop-Loss Insurance
By Peter Kavanaugh, September 2012, Benefits Magazine

GASB's Proposed Changes to Pension Accounting Standards for Public Sector Employers
By Paul Angelo, Rocky Joyner and Kim Nicholl, June 2012, Benefits Magazine

Interview with Kathryn Bakich, Senior Vice President and National Health Compliance Practice Leader
May 8, 2012 Employee Benefits Management Directions

Save Money and Improve Coverage with Global Health-Care Benefits
By Dean C. Hatfield and Michele Manfreda, March 2012, workspan

Are You Prepared for Major Changes in Pension Accounting Standards?
By Cathie G. Eitelberg and Paul Angelo, December 2011, IPMA HR News

Treasury Management Newsletter
By the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), September 2011

Who's Afraid of Open Enrollment? It's Not a Problem... It's an Opportunity
By Joshua Meyer, September 2011, Benefits Magazine

Time to Redesign? Comparing Public Sector DB and DC Retirement Plans
By Rocky Joyner, Jr., August 2011, IPMA HR News

Genetic Testing: An Ever-Evolving Health Field Raises Complex Coverage Issues
By Dr. Sadhna Paralkar and Joanne Hustead, Spring 2011, Benefits Law Journal

Three Strategies for Controlling Pharmacy Benefit Costs
By Ritu Malhotra, February 2011, Government Finance Review

Economy Spurs Examination of Public Sector Retirement Plans
By Rocky Joyner, February 2011, Georgia Municipal Association

Using All the Tools: Communications as a "Do-It-Yourself" Project
By Tupper Hillard, January 2011 Benefits Magazine

The Power of Raw Data
By Eileen Flick, Matthew Kersting and Mary Kirby, January 2011 workspan

How to Plan a Successful RIF to Meet Restructured Services
By Cathie G. Eitelberg and Elliott R. Susseles, 3rd Quarter 2010, Total Rewards in Government

Proposed GASB Standards Would Alter the Meaning of Pension Expense
By Paul Angelo, July 16, 2010 Pension & Benefits Daily

GASB's Views on Proposed Changes to Pension Accounting Standards for Public Sector Employers
July 20, 2010 EmployersWeb.com

Health Care Provider Reimbursement: A Better Way to Determine What's Fair?
By Edward A. Kaplan, April 2010 Benefits & Compensation Digest

Heating or Eating? Difficult Choices for Trustees of Multiemployer Retirement Plans
By David B. Brenner, January 2010 Benefits & Compensation Digest

Options for Troubled Multiemployer Pension Plans in a Post-PPA World
By Lars C. Golumbic, Michael P. Kreps and Eli Greenblum, September 2009 Benefits & Compensation Digest

Self-Funding Health Benefits Can Help Plan Sponsors Control Costs
By Dean C. Hatfield and Andrew D. Sherman, August 2009 Benefits & Compensation Digest

Connecticut Licenses Same-Gender Marriages
By Joanne L. Hustead and Andrew Sherman, Summer 2009 Benefits Law Journal

"Green Administration: How to Reduce Energy Consumption and Cut Administrative Costs"
By Kevin Wolfe, May 2009 IFEBP Benefits & Compensation Digest

"Why Health Care Costs Keep Rising—And What to Do About It"
By Sadhna Paralkar, MD, May 1, 2009 SHRM Online

"Eight Steps to Instituting a Successful Reduction in Force, and One Interesting Alternative"
By Elliot Susseles and Cathie Eitelberg, February 2009 IPMA-HR News

"When They Tell You the Sky Is Falling... How to Guide Employees Through Economic Uncertainty"
By Mindy Rosenthal, December 2008 IPMA-HR News

"The Implications of an Economic Recession on Health Plans"
By Ed Kaplan, November 2008 workspan

"Survey Examines Value of Dental Coverage"
By Vincent Graziano, November 2008 Benefits & Compensation Digest

Interview with Kaye Pestaina, J.D., Vice President and Senior Health Compliance Specialist
September 16, 2008 Employee Benefits Management Directions

"Is Your Fund's Web Site Ready for the 21st Century?"
By Kevin Wolfe, July 2008 Benefits & Compensation Digest

"Public Sector Employers Find Alternative Medicine for Retiree Benefit Liabilities"
By Cathie G. Eitelberg, February 2008 Government Finance Review

"Multiemployer Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Why Their Future Looks Strong"
By David Blumenstein and Clifford Routh, November 2007 Benefits & Compensation Digest

"A Fresh Approach to Managing the Cost of Health Coverage: The Link Between Quality and Cost"
By David Blumenstein, March 2006 Benefits & Compensation Digest