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  • Moving on

    March 1, 2010

    Well, that was quick. One minute we're all resigned to the inevitable enactment of ObamaCare and the end of life as we know it; the next minute we're saved by what, at the time, looked an awful lot like divine intervention. Thank you, Massachusetts.

  • Politics, but not as usual

    February 1, 2010

    Medicare, it's been said for years, is "the third rail of American politics" - touch it and you're dead, politically speaking. Is it time to replace "Medicare" with "health care" in that old chestnut?

  • Straight to your PDA

    January 1, 2010

    EBA has gone digital! This month we're unveiling a fully digital version of the magazine, which means you can now browse each month's issue on your PC at the office or on your PDA when you're on the go. The new digital version is packed with features like searchability, navigation aids including a live table of contents, links to additional information online, and more. Go to digital.employeebenefitadviser.com, and let us know what you think. (Just don't let me catch you reading it on your BlackBerry while you're driving. And yes, I'm talking to you.)

  • Happy Holidays!

    December 15, 2009

    Employee Benefit Adviser inBrief will not publish the week of December 23.

  • Passages

    December 1, 2009

    Hi, I'm the new guy. Really new, actually - as I write this, I'm starting my third day on the job. By the time you read it, I'll be a grizzled veteran with more than a month under my belt.

  • Ortman joins EBA as Editor in Chief

    November 3, 2009

    Employee Benefit Adviser is pleased to announce that John Ortman has joined the publication as Editor in Chief. A veteran with more than 20 years of experience in business-to-business publishing, Ortman previously served as Director of Publishing/Editor in Chief with the Washington, D.C.-based Thompson Publishing Group.

  • Be the hero

    November 1, 2009

    The summer, now thankfully well over, was a season of discontent. At town hall meetings to discuss health care reform across the United States, whackjobs drew Adolf Hitler mustaches on pictures of the president. On the floor of Congress, a member shouted 'You lie' at Barack Obama.

  • Reform we deserve

    October 1, 2009

    The old saying about civic responsibility is that people who don't vote get the government they deserve. Now it appears that people who have stayed on the sidelines of health care reform debates will get the changes they deserve, which could range from none to compromise proposals so watery no one will feel much effect.

  • Robert Whiddon Memorial Fund

    September 22, 2009

    In honor of Employee Benefit Adviser Editor in Chief Robert Whiddon and as a tribute to his far-reaching impact on the employee benefits community, Walt Podgurski, CEO of Insurance Broadcasting, has established a non profit fund for Whiddon's family. Below please find Podgurski's letter providing the details of the memorial fund honoring Whiddon's memory, followed by a slideshow of Whiddon, who passed away July 17.

  • Living with a legacy

    September 1, 2009

    A couple of months ago I walked past Robert Whiddon's office and, with surprise, saw that Robert had rearranged his desk and chairs. Instead of the conventional arrangement, behind the computer and facing the door to meet visitors, Robert had done the opposite. His back was to the door as he sat at the desk, and visitors had a view of his computer screen.

  • A fitting send-off

    August 1, 2009

    Below we print the last 'From the Editor' column from EBA Editor-in-Chief Robert Whiddon. The last, because as many readers know, Robert died on July 17, 2009. It has been a stunning loss, personally and professionally, for those of us who worked with him daily. And his passing stills a powerful voice that echoed tirelessly and passionately for the industry he served.

  • Fix America

    July 1, 2009

    I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's patriot time. Actually, I should've waited until this month to say it given July's major holiday. There is no profession I can think of that is more favorably positioned to have an impact on the health and vitality of America than the benefits adviser. It's just a fact.

  • Are employer-based health care benefits moving into the line of fire?

    June 30, 2009

    In an interview with 'Fox News Sunday' Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius indicated that a tax on employee health care benefits could be a part of a health care reform bill. Sebelius was quick to point out President Barack Obama's desire to avoid taxing employee health benefits saying that, 'I think he's open to discussion but prefers, again, capping the itemized deduction, returning it to the days of Ronald Reagan.' She repeatedly…

  • Look at the birdie: Tweets are taking over

    June 15, 2009

    It's no secret, the world's gone a-Twitter. Whether being used to communicate with friends, colleagues or like-minded strangers, the social networking/microblogging site Twitter experienced 1,382% growth between February 2008 and February 2009.

  • Having it both ways

    June 1, 2009

    There is a certain amount of schizophrenia in the market surrounding the possibility of a public plan. On the one hand, many critics of the move say it'll put everyone else out of business. On the other hand, some of those very same critics add that the government can't do anything right. Okay, which is it?

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