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SCOTUS PPACA Day 3: And So It Ends
By Bill CoffinThe Supreme Court arguments over PPACAs constitutionality ends not with a bang but with a whimper. Hear from those who argued the hardest.
March 28, 2012
Coalition Urges DOL to Allow Broader E-Communication for Retirement Plan ParticipantsA coalition of 15 trade associations representing the retirement plan community, including employers and retirement services firms, is urging the U.S. Department of Labor to permit broader use of electronic communications to deliver the disclosures to retirement plan participants required by new DOL regulations.
March 28, 2012
PwC: Three in Four Insurers Expect Changes to Risk Management StrategiesApproximately 75% of insurers anticipate changing the way they manage risk and nearly 40% plan to modify their capital structure over the next 12 months, new research reveals.
March 28, 2012
PPACA Oral Arguments Transcript and Audio: Day 3Read, listen and decide for yourself whether the court will keep the law, kill it or split it.
March 28, 2012
Some Justices Seem Open to Saving Part of LawOn the third and last day of arguments, the justices seemed skeptical of the position taken by Paul Clement, a lawyer for 26 states seeking to have the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tossed out in its entirety.
March 28, 2012
Key Themes Arise from UBS Asset Gathering ConferenceBoth public and private insurers, asset managers, distributors and consultants strove to take the collective temperature of the asset gathering industry while highlighting expected trends at UBSs seventh annual Asset Gathering Conference held in Boston from March 22-23
March 28, 2012
SPIN METER: President Embraces 'Obamacare'Obama's campaign is trying to use the weight of his opponents' rhetoric against them. Like martial arts or wrestling, except with words.
March 28, 2012
10 Lesser Known Effects of Health Care Reform Law (CNN)More to the health reform law than just coverage for all.