Archive for August 2012
A Closer Look: Tom DeWaay
Tom DeWaay has joined NAI Ruhl & Ruhl Commercial Co. as a vice president. After spending nearly nine years at CBRE/Hubbell Commercial, he was coaxed out of that company in 2008 to help open a …
Read MoreNonprofit: Des Moines Symphony
For more than seven decades, the Des Moines Symphony has brought classical concerts and instrumental artistry to the city. Begun in 1937 as the Drake/Des Moines Symphony, the organization has grown to be the state’s …
Read MoreWhat businesses need to know now to prepare for health reform
On Jan. 1, 2014, a host of new rules, mandates, taxes and incentives under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will go into effect, dramatically shifting the landscape of the employer-provided health insurance model …
Read MoreKey effective dates for employer requirements of the Affordable Care Act
Summaries of Benefits and Coverage
Group health plans must begin providing members with a standard Summary of Benefits and Coverage so they can compare medical plans to make decisions about which plan to choose.
Form …
Health Reform Online Resources
Wellmark’s health-care reform website:
www.WeKnowReform.com
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ health reform website:
www.HealthCare.gov
Kaiser Family Foundation:
http://healthreform.kff.org
Summary of employer responsibilities:
http://healthreform.kff.org/the-basics/employer-penalty-flowchart.aspx…
Penalties for not offering health care coverage
Since the Affordable Care Act became law, Reynolds & Reynolds has had the play-or-pay conversation with many of its large clients, Gooding said.
“Some of the employers have looked at it as, ‘Well, I’d be …
Read MoreHealth Care: Lind statewide survey
A majority of Iowa employers polled in the latest available survey by David P. Lind Benchmark indicated they plan to continue offering health coverage, which mirrors a national survey released this week by Towers Watson …
Read MoreHealth Care: Premium costs could double
If the trend of rising health insurance costs in Iowa continues, premiums for both individual and family coverage will more than double within the next seven years, said David Lind, president of David P. Lind …
Read MoreBERKO: Re: The future – It’s safe to take off the shades
Dear Mr. Berko:
My wife and I are 52. Together, we make $83,000 and are very concerned about our ability to retire in 16 years. What’s wrong with this picture? We have a terrible feeling …
Read MoreBERKO: U.S. Steel a steal?
Dear Mr. Berko:
In early 2008, you told me not to invest in 50 shares of U.S. Steel when it was trading at $128, but I did, and within several months, it ran to $200. …
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