NewsLetters

January 2010

February 2010 NewsLetter,"Genetic Testing: An Ever-Evolving Health Field Raises Complex Coverage Issues"
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December 2009

December 2009 NewsLetter, "Beyond Compliance with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008: An Opportunity to Integrate Behavioral Health and Medical Coverage"
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September 2009

September 2009 NewsLetter, “Cost Management Strategies for Multiemployer Health Funds During Sustained Economic Downturns”
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February 2009

February 2009 NewsLetter, "Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plans in a Time of Crisis: Keeping a Long-Term Perspective"
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September 2008

September 2008 NewsLetter, "Does Green Mean Go? Trustee Decision-Making in the Post-PPA'06 Era"
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January 2008

January 2008 NewsLetter, "Total Health Management Strategies and Success Factors"
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October 2007

October 2007 NewsLetter, "Total Health Management: Putting the Plan's Participants First and Lowering Cost Trends"
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November 2006

November 2006 NewsLetter, "Communicating with Participants in a Wired World: Multiemployer Fund Web Sites"
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July 2006

July 2006 NewsLetter, "Now that Medicare Part D Coverage Has Begun, What's Next? Designing a Retiree Rx Strategy for 2007"
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February 2006

February 2006 NewsLetter, "The 'Funded Status' of a Multiemployer Pension Plan: What Are the Measures and How Are They Used?"
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September 2005

September 2005 NewsLetter, "Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Marketing Begins October 1st: Implications for Plan Sponsors and their Communications Needs"
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April 2005

April 2005 NewsLetter, "Making Multiemployer Mergers Work"
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November 2004

November 2004 NewsLetter, "Asset-Liability Modeling: A Powerful 'Financial Engineering' Tool for Pension Plan Sponsors"
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August 2004

August 2004 NewsLetter, "Spotlight on Specialty Pharmaceuticals"
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July 2004

July 2004 NewsLetter, "Under the Radar and Over the Counter: Recent Rx Developments Affecting Coverage"
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May 2004

May 2004 NewsLetter, "After the Storm: Next Steps for Multiemployer Pension Plans"
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March 2004

March 2004 NewsLetter, "Preparing to Clear the Next HIPAA Hurdle: Complying with the Security Rules"
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December 2003

December 2003 NewsLetter "Better Safe than Sorry: Taking Advantage of DOL Guidance to Identify and Correct Health Plan Compliance Violations"
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September 2003

September 2003 NewsLetter, "The Fund Office of the 21st Century: Are You Ready?"
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July 2003

July 2003 NewsLetter, "Keeping Health Funds Healthy: The Importance of Reserves"
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April 2003

April 2003 NewsLetter, "Strategies for Relieving the Financial Pressure on Multiemployer Health Funds"
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January 2003

January 2003 NewsLetter, "Fiduciary Liability Insurance: What Limit, What Price and What's Next?"
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December 2002

December 2002 NewsLetter, "What Multiemployer Retirement Benefit Funds Can Do to Ride out ‘The Perfect Storm'"
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September 2002

September 2002 NewsLetter, "Teaching the Value of Multiemployer Benefits"
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March 2002

March 2002 NewsLetter, "Helping Workers Cope: Multiemployer EAPs"
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November 2001

November 2001 NewsLetter, "Fiduciary Liability Insurance: A Valuable but Often Overlooked Asset"
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September 2001

September 2001 NewsLetter, "The Dawning of 21st Century Health Plan Administration: HIPAA's EDI Standards"
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June 2001

June 2001 NewsLetter, "Timing is Everything: Anticipating and Preparing for Higher Retiree Health Expenditures"
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July 2000

July 2000 NewsLetter, "How Well Is Your Fund's Pharmacy Benefit Manager Performing? Reviews Can Be Revealing"
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February 2000

February 2000 NewsLetter, "From Strength to Strength: Continued Improvement in the Funded Position of Multiemployer Pension Plans"
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November 1999

November 1999 NewsLetter, "Cash Balance Plans in the Multiemployer Context: Out of the Question or an Intriguing Option?"
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May 1999

May 1999 NewsLetter, "Taking a Closer Look at Prescription Drug Benefits"
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January 1999

January 1999 NewsLetter, "The Funded Position of Multiemployer Pension Plans: Facts and Figures"
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December 1998

December 1998 NewsLetter, "Is Your Fund Office Ready for the 21st Century? It May Be Time for New Technology"
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June 1998

June 1998 NewsLetter, "Is Your Fund Office Ready for the 21st Century? The Value of an Administrative Review"
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January 1998

January 1998 NewsLetter, "Continued Financial Strength and Stability: The Funded Position of Multiemployer Pension Plans"
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December 1997

December 1997 NewsLetter, "Multiemployer 401(k) Plans: A Retirement Supplement" and "The Enduring Importance of Multiemployer Plans"
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May 1997

May 1997 NewsLetter, "Multiemployer Plan Administration: The Increasing Importance of Operational Compliance"
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March 1997

March 1997 NewsLetter, "Multiemployer Pension Plans Are Well-Funded"
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December 1996

December 1996 NewsLetter, "The Importance of Strategic Planning for Multiemployer Pension Plans"
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June 1996

June 1996 NewsLetter, "Choosing and Reexamining Health Care Service Providers"
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November 1995

November 1995 NewsLetter, "Building Participant Satisfaction through Communications: Low-Cost Ways to Raise Awareness of the Value of a Multiemployer Plan's Benefits"
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June 1995

June 1995 NewsLetter, "Providing Participants with a Greater Role in Their Retirement Benefits: Advantages and Disadvantages"
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