2002 Index

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Benefits and the Internet

Self-Service, Web-Based HR Benefits Both Employers and Employees
Jim Greenhaus
June

Utilizing Benefit Communication Technology
William J. Sweeney
June

Compensation

Executive Benefits in a Pay-for-Performance Environment
Janet Den Uyl and Patricia Kopacz, CEBS
September

Making the Most of Scarce Reward Dollars: Why Differentiation Makes a Difference
Jeffrey J. Fuller and Rebecca Tinkham
September

Securing Benefits in an Insecure Time
Robert J. Birdsell and David L. Wolfe
September

Total Compensation in a Recession: HR Priorities Shift According to New Survey Analysis
Steven E. Gross and Susan Haberman
March

Value-Added Total Compensation Statements: Developing Strategic Content for a Winning Communication
Robyn T. Costello
September

Design and Administration of Benefit Plans

Can Your Retirement Plan Attract and Retain Valued Employees?
Stephen M. McGivney
June

The Case for an Actuary
Patrick N. Renaud
December

From Managed Care to “Financed Care”
Jonathan Pierpont Warner, CEBS
December

Setting the Stage—Putting Flex in Perspective
Richard E. Johnson
March

The Value of Financial Planning and Debt Reduction Services for Employees and Employers
Erica Sandberg
December

Disability/Absence Management

An Integrated Approach to Managing Absence Supports Greater Organizational Productivity
Betsy Robinson
June

Recent Ruling on ADA and the Value of Early Intervention
Presley Reed
June

Returning to Work After Disability
P. Roger Quinn
June

Health Care Cost Management

Affordable Defined Contribution Health Plans Can Help Employers Get Through Challenging Times
John M. Word III
March

Depression's Surprising Toll on Worker Productivity
Joseph F. Marlowe
March

How to Achieve an ROI on Your Health Care Dollars
Don R. Powell
March

The Searchers II: How Consumers Can Find Cost-Effective, Quality Health Care
Oren Renick, Joseph Hale and Leanne Metzler
December

Investment of Plan Assets

Endpoint Bias and the Generation of Expected Returns
Alan Spatrick
September

Hedge Funds: Their Popularity Is Deserved
Stuart Oltchick
March

Investment Issues for Pension Funds
David A. Hershey
December

Pension Fund Investing and the State of American Public Finance
Stephen P. McCourt, CFA
June

Legal and Legislative Environment for Benefits

Managing Overlapping Federal FMLA and State Leave Regulations
Lucinda S. Grebowski
March

The Privacy Rule: HIPAA Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
Lisa W. Wang
September

Taxation of Retirement Income From U.S. and Canadian Sources
Janet Trewin, Amy Lynn Flood and Anthony P. Curatola
June

The Uneven Playing Field for Severance-Offer Communications and Recommendations for Employers
Bradley J. Sleeper and Robert J. Walter
December

Long-Term Care Insurance

Integrating Contributory Elder-Care Benefits With Voluntary Long-Term Care Insurance Programs
Robert E. O’Toole
December

Long-Term Care Insurance: An Essential Employee Benefit
Murray Gordon and Brian Gordon
December

Long-Term Care Insurance Matures as a Benefit
Elaine Davis and Tom Leach
December

Multiemployer Plans

Anatomy of a Multiemployer Fiduciary Liability Insurance Policy
Charles Valerio and Julie Zimmer
September

Maintaining a Plan's Tax-Qualified Status: The Crossroads Between Settlor and Fiduciary Functions
Neal S. Schelberg and Eric M. Fisher
June

Recent Collection Issues
Ira R. Mitzner
June

Prescription Drug Benefits

Control of Prescription Costs—Is It Possible?
Patrick N. Renaud
March

Genomics and Proteomics: The Next Generation of Health Care
Joanne M. Sica
December

Managing Pharmacy Benefits Cost-Effectively for an Aging Workforce
Wayne Miller and Charles Bertucio
September

Pharmacy Discount Card Programs: Catching Up With the Health Markets
Drew Edwards
September

The Value of Pharmaceuticals Some Direction for Employers
Ron Z. Goetzel, Ronald J. Ozminkowski and David C. Schutt, M.D.
September

Value Propositions in Future Pharmaceutical Benefits
F. Randy Vogenberg
September

Public Sector Plans

Developing a Compensation Strategy in the Public Sector: Learnings From BC Hydro
Todd Mathers and Alan Nunn
December

Public Employer Plans: Demographics Are Destiny
Cathie G. Eitelberg and Leslie L. Thompson
March

Retirement Benefits

Retiree Health Coverage
Joseph A. Brislin
September

Retirement Planning Mantra for Employees and Employers: Education, Education, Education
Judy Chitty
June

Semiretirement: A Practical Alternative for Boomers
Rick N. Garnitz
June