Will a bipartisan health care summit revive reform?

President Barack Obama breathed life into the flatlining health care reform debate on Feb. 7 when he proposed a bipartisan summit on health care to be held Feb. 25. The details are yet to be decided, but Obama called for a half day, live televised conference during an interview with CBS News’s Katie Couric.

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Helping vets take CDHPs to the next level

UMR's Bart Halling shares how employers who've been on a consumer-driven health plan for a year or two can rev up their employees' engagement, and why it makes sense to be all about cost saving when it comes to CDHPs.

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Educators could use more of their own medicine in retirement approach

Those who make a living educating others to think analytically and learn lessons from history aren’t exactly taking a page from their own book when it comes to retirement strategy, according to a recent ING Web-based survey.

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Do you know how to handle benefits through the generations?

Art Brooks does. The VP with BeneTrac shares his knowledge of how baby boomers, Gen X and Gen Y vary in their communication needs and how to reach out effectively across the range of generations.

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LIMRA examines producer-relation rifts

In the aptly titled study by LIMRA, “It’s All About Me,” nearly 20% of life insurance producers reported a willingness to switch their allegiance to another carrier whose corporate culture, style and office support was seen as a better fit.

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