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The calm before the storm
January 1, 2012
Living in Florida means not worrying about getting a good parking place when I'm shopping. In fact, the weather is so...

Lessons learned from a dependent verification audit
September 15, 2011
A little over a year ago, I wrote a column about my plans to jump on the dependent eligibility verification audit bandwagon,...

Comparing apples to oranges
July 1, 2011
Bolton questions 'us vs. them' mentality brewing in America over defined benefit pension plans. Comparing public DB plans to...

Drawing a line in the sand: Questioning punitive tactics against employees who smoke
May 1, 2011
Lately, it seems as though a week doesn't go by without a survey inquiry from a neighboring city or county about how Palm...

'Never events' no more: Bolton's top priority is eliminating preventable medical errors
March 1, 2011
The ink is barely dry on our 2011 calendars, and here in Palm Beach County we're already finding ourselves in the thick of a...

Calm before the storm: Workers may no longer use FSAs for OTC drugs
January 1, 2011
As many employers navigate their first months of compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it could be...

Taking health care reform in stride
January 1, 2011
Without a doubt, many of us working deep in the weeds of our organization's health plans are wary of the ever-mounting...

Taking reform in stride
November 1, 2010
Many of us working deep in the weeds of our organization's health plans no doubt are wary of the ever-mounting regulations...

Welcome to the jungle
July 1, 2010
Maybe it's because of the constant and overwhelming amount of information in print and on the news about the future of what...

Employers must be surgical as they look to control health plan costs
May 2, 2010
As the economy continues to sputter - whether firms are optimistic or pessimistic or politicians are right or wrong - the cost...