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Above the Fold April 25, 2011
 
PPACA
Industry lauds repeal of PPACA provision for 'free choice' vouchers
By Arthur D. Postal
Insurance agents and employers are breathing a sigh of relief that Congress has repealed a health care reform law provision that would have required employers to offer low-income employees so-called "free-choice" vouchers starting in 2014. Read more
Today's News
Microsoft boosts pay to keep employees
By Associated Press
Microsoft Corp. announced what it called its "most significant investment in overall compensation" for its employees in its history, as it jostles to keep talent from fleeing to rival technology companies like Facebook, Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. Read more
New life for executive medical reimbursement plans
By Dave Schwartz, BenefitsPro.com contributing writer
Since 1980 companies of all shapes and sizes have taken advantage of insured executive medical reimbursement plans. With the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act last year, prospects for the continued marketing of these plans looked bleak at best, but isn't it strange sometimes how quickly things change? Read more
Public pension data discussions outdated and misleading, researchers say
By Jenny Ivy, BenefitsPro.com managing editor
State and local government retirement systems surged by 35 percent over their last quarterly low point in 2009 to total $2.93 trillion as of the end of 2010. Researchers say out-of-date numbers create misleading impressions about the true financial condition of public pension plans and their state and local government sponsors. Read more

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The Pulse
Jenny Ivy
Breaking the cycle
By Jenny Ivy
In recent years I've reported on some of the hardest hit markets in the U.S., from real estate to health insurance to retirement plans. In such time, I've seen cyclical paths to recovery, and I've always wondered where there's logic in feeding a crisis with another crisis. Read more
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If the GOP plan is radical, perhaps radical is what we need.

-- Vips85, Obama calls GOP Medicare plan 'radical'

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