Resources

Associations

Employee Benefits Institute of America LLC (EBIA)
EBIA provides publications and seminars on Cafeteria Plans, 401(k) Plans, COBRA, HIPAA and ERISA.

Employers Council on Flexible Compensation (ECFC)
The ECFC lobbies Congress to enable innovative employers to provide cutting-edge benefits and compensation…and a boost to the bottom line.

Health Care Administrators Association (HCAA)
The Health Care Administrators Association is a nonprofit trade association supporting the education, networking, resource and advocacy needs of benefit administrators (TPAs), stop loss insurance carriers, managing general underwriters, audit firms, medical managers, technology organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, brokers/agents, human resource managers, plan sponsors and health care consultants.

National Association of Professional Benefit Administrators (NAPBA)
NAPBA is comprised of third party administrators (TPAs), using their collective talents and best practices to continually ensure all members flourish in the ever-evolving healthcare industry and consumer-directed health plans market.

National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA)
NIPA is a national association representing the retirement and employee benefit plan administration profession.

Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA)
SIIA is the largest national non-profit association dedicated to protecting and promoting the self-insurance risk financing alternative for both employee benefits and workers’ compensation.

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
SHRM is a source of information for every aspect of Human Resources.

Society of Professional Benefit Administrators (SPBA)
SPBA helps TPAs navigate a complex and ever-changing employee benefits landscape by keeping them educated and informed with the latest information.

The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
RIMS serves its member entities by proactively providing the highest quality products, services and information to manage all forms of business risk.

Benefits Information

BenefitsLink
Excellent source for employee benefits information and tools.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employee Benefits Survey.

Employee Benefit Research Institute
Committed exclusively to data dissemination, policy research and education on economic security and employee benefits.

ERISA Filing Acceptance System (EFAST)
Information for Qualified Form 5500 preparers.

Publications

BenefitsPro
The authority for brokers and agents selling core, voluntary and retirement products.

Employee Benefit Adviser
Keeping benefits advisers and consultants on top of the trends.

Employee Benefit News
On-line edition of leading business publication on healthcare, retirement planning, compensation and other employee benefits.

Rules and Regulations

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Programs for which CMS is responsible include Medicare, Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), HIPAA, and CLIA.

Department of Labor (DOL)
The U.S. Department of Labor is charged with preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America’s workplaces.

Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
The Employee Benefits Security Administration provides information on pensions, health plans and other employee benefits.

Dept. of Health and Human Services: Key Features of the Affordable Care Act
Understanding the Affordable Care Act; Timeline: What’s Changing and When.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
This site provides tax information, publications and forms.

Social Security Administration
General information.

This page serves as notice under 35 U.S.C. § 287(a).

Patent No. 7,661,586 – System and method for providing a credit card with back-end payment filtering

Patent No. 7,857,205 – Account administration plans and systems

Additional patents pending.