| Above the Fold |
June 16, 2011 |
| Report: Jumbo employers defy McKinsey study |
| By Kathryn Mayer |
| While the recent McKinsey survey drew conflicted attention for stating one-third of employers are expected to drop health coverage after 2014, research from the Benfield Group offers a different perspective — that most employers will continue to offer comprehensive health insurance benefits to their employers. Read more |
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| Today's News |
| Biden budget talks boost Medicare options |
| By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, AP |
| As Vice President Joe Biden and congressional negotiators hunt for budget cuts, major Medicare changes that could squeeze billions in savings got a boost Wednesday from a nonpartisan panel of experts that advises lawmakers. Read more |
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| New lawsuit filed against Wisconsin union law |
| By Scott Bauer |
| Wisconsin state employees will start paying more for their health care and pension benefits in late August, state officials said Wednesday as a coalition of unions filed a new lawsuit against the GOP-supported plan that strips away collective bargaining rights from most public workers. Read more |
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| Advisors to Congress: Don't axe retirement plan tax benefits to cut deficit |
| By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
| Retirement officials are worried that Congress, in its efforts to reduce the federal deficit, will look to pilfer the tax expenditures for employer-provided retirement plans — which totaled $112 billion in fiscal year 2011, James Klein, president of the American Benefits Council, said in testimony before the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions. Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| Who's your Romney? |
| By Denis Storey |
| This week's GOP presidential debate was less of an opening skirmish and more of a big group hug — an odd launch of the Republican side of the race considering how uncivil our national discourse has become. Read more |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
 The penalty for not offering health insurance will be much lower than the cost of a medical plan for the employees. I know employers will take the penalty.
-- Tony, McKinsey survey draws fire |
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