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April 13, 2011 |
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| Romney’s reform no better than Obama’s |
| By Denis Storey |
| Five years ago, Gov. Mitt Romney championed health care reform for Massachusetts, promising universal coverage and lower costs. And like the president he wants to unseat, he got it half right. Well, sort of…Read more |
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| Free lead–generation data. Brilliant. |
| By Dan Cole |
| In Part One we saw how, unlike Betty Crocker, Judy Diamond was actually a real person who started a document retrieval business in 1959 and, with the passage of ERISA in ‘74, gave the U.S. business world a stunningly lucrative glimpse into the not–so–seething underbelly of the retirement and benefits industries…Read more |
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| Industry Insight |
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| Understanding HSA testing periods, penalties |
| By Eric Johnson |
| Health savings accounts allow individuals to set aside tax–free dollars to pay for qualified medical expenses. As such, it makes sense to most people that they would lose this tax benefit and pay an additional penalty if they use HSA money for an ineligible expense, similar to the tax and penalty they would pay for an early withdrawal from an IRA or 401(k). The penalty increases from 10 percent to 20 percent beginning with the 2011 tax year and is calculated on IRS form 8889, which HSA account holders are required to complete…Read more |
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