Buck on the Issues

To remain in compliance with the Department of Labor participant fee disclosure requirements, the first annual fee disclosure notice must be sent to plan participants no later than August 30, 2012 — a step many plan sponsors have already completed or are working to complete now. But what's next? In this podcast hosted by Kelly Lazzara, Buck's Sandy Pappa discusses some practical and strategic next steps for plan sponsors, along with additional ways to leverage participant fee disclosures.

For some organizations, managing retiree health care costs can mean the difference between prosperity and survival. In this podcast hosted by Scott Anderson, Buck's John Lapinski discusses different ways plan sponsors can lower their costs and liabilities without denying the commitments they made to their retirees.

Now that the Supreme Court decision on health care reform is final and the initial analysis has been completed, where should employers focus their initial compliance efforts? In this podcast hosted by Scott Anderson, Buck's Leslye Laderman and Dave Ratcliffe discuss the top five things employers should be thinking about after the health care reform decision.

On June 28, the US Supreme Court issued final regulations on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the impact will be felt among employers of all sizes. In this podcast hosted by Scott Anderson, Buck's Tami Simon describes the ruling and provides what it means to your organization.

Starting as soon as the next open enrollment period, most plan administrators will be required to furnish participants and beneficiaries with the new Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) for each benefit package offered. In this podcast hosted by Scott Anderson, Buck's Rich Stover discusses the things you need to consider as you begin to develop your compliance strategies.