Jenny Ivy

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Jenny Ivy

Jenny Ivy is managing editor for BenefitsPro.com. She also covers benefits manager topics and can be reached at jivy@benefitspro.com.

• No More Wait-and-See for Employers

  By Jenny Ivy  |  June 28, 2012

  Employers have been in wait-and-see mode pending the Supreme Court decision on health care reform legislation. If the court had overturned it, several mandates would have been scrapped for employers. Now they will need to quickly turn their attention to fulfilling requirements that face serious penalties for non-compliance.

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  401(k) Disclosure May Spark Market Shake-up

  By Jenny Ivy  |  June 15, 2012

  With new rules lifting the veil on 401(k) fees, sponsors now understand what they're paying for. And they may think twice about the retirement plan they offer.

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  Large Employers Flock to Consumer-Driven Health Plans

  By Jenny Ivy  |  June 11, 2012

  Offerings at employers with 500 or more employees jumped from 23% to 32% from 2010 to 2011, the biggest one-year increase that AAPPO has seen so far.

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  Life Insurance Non-Buyers: "No One Has Offered It to Us"

  By Jenny Ivy  |  May 18, 2012

  Why are so many people without life insurance coverage? Because no one's sold it to them yet.

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  IRS Announces 2013 HSA Limits

  By Jenny Ivy  |  May 2, 2012

  HSA contribution limits and high deductible health plan out-of-pocket maximums are up slightly over 2012. For the first time in three years, the HDHP minimum required deductibles have increased.

• Medicaid spending - out of control

  By Jenny Ivy  |  October 21, 2008

  Medicaid spending is "unsustainable" for both federal and state governments, says Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt. Leavitt spoke at the National Association of State Budget Officers fall meeting and urged action be