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December 2007
Year-end Health & Welfare Compliance Checklist ..Read more
Personal Income Tax Treatment of Employer Provided Health Insurance...Read more
Employee Weight Loss Can Shed Dollars From Your Health Plan Spending...Read more
15th Annual Pie in the Sky Best Ever! Giving People Hope -It's As Easy As Pie...Read more
Health Plans Offered in 2008 Should Meet New Standards...Read more
Communications Essential to Making Successful Benefit Plan Changes...Read more
Recognize the Different Generations of Workers in Benefits and Communications...Read more

November 2007
Why Health Risk Assessment?  Read more
DOR Info for all Taxpayers - Health Insurance Schedule  Read more
Pension Plan Limits for 2007  Read more
Deadline Looms for 409A Document Compliance  Read more
Longfellow adds to its team of Professionals
~ Craig Dandrow, Account Manager, Employee Benefit Services
~Adam Miloro, Account Executive, Retirement Services
M&A and your 401(k)  Read more
IRS Announces Increased Deductibility Limits for Long-Term Care Insurance  Read more 

October 2007
Pie in the Sky Kick-Off.  Click here to learn more
Employer Healthcare Reform Filing Deadline: November 15th.  Read more
The Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing has approved another technical corrections bill that amends the Healthcare Reform Law.  Read bill
The True Costs of 401(k) Plans.  Read article
Lifestyle Surcharges: Would You Implement For Your Employees?  Read article

September 2007
Pie in the Sky 2007...read more
Kendall Storch, Director of Retirement Plan Services, named one of the 20 Rising Stars of Retirement Plan Advisors by Institutional Investor News.  Read article
Sealing the Deal Ensuring Benefits Success with Mergers and Acquisitions  Read more
Longfellow Benefits is please to announce an addition to its team of professional.  Read more
September 13 & 18, 2007 we hosted informational Webinars on the Massachusetts Healthcare Reform.  View presentation and FAQ's
Why Consider Voluntary Benefits?  Read article
Employee Fair Share Contribution Requirements  Read bulletin

August 2007
Webinar: Massachusetts Healthcare Reform: What's Next?  View presentation and FAQs
Longfellow Benefits becomes Member Firm of M Financial Group...read more
Important Massachusetts Healthcare Reform Update  Read more
Medicare and COBRA.....what happens when these two programs meet.  Read more
Wal-Mart Prescription Drug Program  Read more

July 2007
So You've Decided to Change Retirement Vendors...What Mapping Options Should a Plan Sponsor Consider? Read more
Are Plan Fees Eating Employee Savings? Read more
Staying Compliant is Key  Read more
Employee HIRD Form  Read more

June 2007
Massachusetts Healthcare Reform- Update- New Information  Read more
Longfellow Benefits named on of Boston's Best Places to Work  Read more
The Great Staff Exodus  Read more
Get 'Em Going  Read more
Cash- Balance Plans Might Discriminate  Read more
Poll of the Month - June - How do you think your employees view their benefit plans?  View Results

May 2007
10,000 Steps to a Healthier Heart  Read more
We, Oh Well  Read article
New HSA Guidance for 2008  Read more
I Need LTC ASAP  Read more
MA Healthcare Reform Update: Individual Mandate and Affordability May 2007  Read article
Poll of the Month - May - How do you think employees view their benefit plans? Read results

April 2007
Webinar:  More Provisions of the MA Healthcare Reform View Presentation
Social Security's State of the Union Address Read more
A Steady Decline  Read more
Contribution Changes in 2007 Read more
Poll of the Month - April - As you execute your benefit strategy for 2007, what impact will MA Healthcare Reform have on this strategy?  Read results

March 2007
The Benefits Balancing Act  Read more
Does your company have a Return-to-Work Program?  Read more
HR Highly Regarded  Read more
Getting Fully Funded  Read more
Is Automatic Enrollment in Your Future?  Read more
Poll of the Month - March - Universal health care is a hot state and federal agenda item in 2007...what do you think about the prospect of a national health care mandate?  See results

February 2007
HSA - 2007 Update  Read more
New IRS Guidance on HSAs  Read more
A Wellness Program Can Benefit You  Read more
Bulletin! MA Healthcare Reform Update, February 2007  Read more
Surveying the Changing Executive Benefits Landscape  Read more
Boomers and Xers Agree on Voluntary Benefits  Read more
Poll of the Month - February - As it relates to MA Healthcare Reform what item below do you think you need a better understanding of?  See results

January 2007
Medicare Part D Reminder  CMS Website
MA Healthcare Reform Updates  Click here
Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD)  Read more
Webinar: Employer Responsibility Under MA Healthcare Reform  View presentation and Q&A
To Retire or Not To Retire: That is the Question  Read more
MA Healthcare Reform Update: Technical Corrections Bill  Read more
Amendments created by Chaper 58 of the Acts of 2006 related to Eligibility as a Dependent in an Insured Health Plan  Read more
Poll of the Month - January - If faced with a double-digit increase in 2007, what would be your response? See Results 

 

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