American Association for
Retired Persons (AARP) - AARP serves the need of people
age 50 and older through information and education, advocacy, and
community services which are provided by a network of local chapters
and volunteers throughout the country.
AARP Research – Public Policy Institute - The
Public Policy Institute assists the development of AARP’s policy
positions through objective policy research and analysis; PPI also
contributes to public debate and discussion about issues of importance
to mid-life and older persons.
The Actuarial Foundation - The Actuarial Foundation
contributes to the understanding and resolution of present and future
social and economic problems by investing in innovative research,
education and communications initiatives, using actuarial
capabilities, and by collaborating with universities, governments and
industry.
AHRQ
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) research
provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality;
and cost, use, and access. Information from AHRQ's research helps
people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health
care services.
American
Academy of Actuaries - The public policy, communications,
and professional organization for all actuaries in the United States.
American
Benefits Council - Formerly known as the Association of
Private Pensions and Welfare Plans (APPWP), the American Benefits
Council is recognized as the preeminent advocate in Washington, D.C.
of employer-sponsored benefits programs; its mission is to be the most
effective advocate for voluntary private employee benefits.
American Council
of Life Insurers - ACLI advocates the interests of life
insurers and their policy holders before federal and state
legislators, state insurance departments, administration officials,
federal regulatory agencies, and the courts.
American Economic
Association - Organized in 1885, the mission of the AEA
is, in part, the encouragement of economic research, especially the
historical and statistical study of the actual conditions of
industrial life.
American
Finance Association - The premier academic organization
devoted to the study and promotion of knowledge about financial
economics.
American Risk and
Insurance Association - ARIA is the premier professional
association of insurance and risk management scholars and
professionals.
American Savings
Education Council - ASEC - A coalition of private and
public sector institutions, ASEC undertakes initiatives to raise
public awareness about what is needed to ensure long-term personal
financial independence. ASEC's goal is to make saving and planning a
vital concern of Americans and in the economic interests of employers.
American Society
of Pension Actuaries (ASPA) - ASPA is a nationwide
organization of actuaries, accountants, attorneys, chartered life
underwriters, consultants, administrators, and other benefits
professionals dedicated to the private pension system.
The Belk College of Business Administration,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Belk College is a research
partner of the TIAA-CREF Institute.
BenefitsLink™
- BenefitsLink provides compliance information and tools about
employee benefit plans sponsored by private or governmental employers
in the United State.
BenefitNews – BenefitNews, from the publishers of
Employee Benefit News, provides benefits and hr professionals with
information to keep current, conduct research, benchmark, and share
ideas and solutions with their peers.
Brookings Institution
- In its research, The Brookings Institution functions as an
independent analyst and critic, committed to publishing its findings
for the information of the public. In its conferences and activities,
it serves as a bridge between scholarship and public policy, bringing
new knowledge to the attention of decision makers and affording
scholars a better insight into public policy issues.
Bureau of
Labor Statistics - The principal fact-finding agency of
the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and
statistics.
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College -
promotes research, dissemination, and education on retirement income
issues. The Center's core areas of research are Social Security,
private pensions, household saving, and labor force trends among older
workers.
Chicago Board of Trade
- The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), established in 1848, is
the world’s oldest derivatives (futures and futures-options)
exchange. It also sponsors research and convenes conferences in its
field of interest.
CUPA-HR -
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
- CUPA-HR serves more than 6500 human resource administrators at
nearly 1700 colleges and universities. Committed to promoting the
effective management and development of human resources in higher
education, CUPA-HR offers many professional development opportunities.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) HIPAA
- A link on the HHS
web site with the HIPAA answers to frequently asked questions on
claims, encounters, enrollments, disenrollments, eligibility
inquiries, payments and remittance advice, premium payments, first
reports of injury, status inquiries, referrals, certifications, and
authorizations.
Department of Labor
- Official web site of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL is
charged with preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs,
and ensuring the adequacy of America’s workplaces. It is responsible
for the administration and enforcement of over 180 federal statutes
covering a wide variety of workplace activities including protecting
workers’ wages, health and safety, employment and pension rights,
unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation programs, analyzing
an publishing labor and economic statistics
Department of
the Treasury - Official web site of the U.S. Department of the
Treasury – part of the mission of the Department of the Treasury is to
promote prosperous and stable American and world economics, manage the
government’s finances, and safeguard our financial systems.
Employee Benefits, Compensation and Pension Law Journal
- A forum for policy makers, practitioners and researchers to exchange
ideas on the full spectrum of employee benefits -- healthcare, pension
and savings arrangements, cash and equity compensation, and Social
Security -- both in the U.S. and abroad, published by the Social
Science Network and edited by Pamela Perun.
Employee
Benefit Research Institute - EBRI's mission is to advance
the public's, the media's and policymakers' knowledge and
understanding of employee benefits and their importance to our
nation's economy.
Employment
Standards Administration (ESA) - The official web site of the
ESA which administers the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The
mission of ESA is to enhance the welfare and protect the rights of
American workers and it is comprised of four major programs: the Wage
and Hour Division; the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs;
the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs; and the Office of
Labor-Management Standards.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - The mission of the
EEOC, as set forth in its strategic plan, is to promote equal
opportunity in employment through administrative and judicial
enforcement of the federal civil rights laws and through education and
technical assistance.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York - One of 12 regional
Reserve Banks which, together with the Board of Governors in
Washington, D.C. comprise the Federal Reserve System. The "Fed," as
this system is commonly called, is responsible for formulating and
executing monetary policy, supervising and regulating depository
institutions, providing an elastic currency, assisting the federal
government's financing operations and serving as the banker for the
U.S. government.
Federal
Reserve Board - Economists at the central bank of the
United States conduct research in a wide field of subjects.
Financial
Management Association International - Providing the
latest in financial theory, research, and practice to practitioners
and academicians worldwide
The
Financial Planning Association - The membership
organization for the financial planning community; FPA members include
individuals and companies who have contributed to building the
financial planning profession and all those who champion the financial
planning process.
General Services Administration – Consumer Information Center
- The GSA is one of three central management agencies in the Federal
Government and its mission is to provide policy leadership and expert
solutions in services, space, and products, at the best value, to
enable Federal employees to accomplish their missions.
Government
Printing Office - The mission of the Government Printing
Office is to inform the Nation by producing, procuring, and
disseminating printed and electronic publications of the Congress as
well as the executive departments and establishments of the Federal
Government.
HCFA - The
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) is the federal agency that
administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health
Insurance Program (SCHIP). In addition to providing health insurance,
HCFA performs a number of quality-focused activities, including
regulation of laboratory testing (CLIA), development of coverage
policies, and quality-of-care improvement
Health Care Financing Administration – Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act - The official HCFA web site providing
information for employers and consumers on requirements and rights
under HIPAA. HCFA’s goals are to protect and improve beneficiary
health and satisfaction, promote the fiscal integrity of HCFA
programs, purchase the best value health care for beneficiaries,
promote beneficiary and public understanding of HCFA and its programs,
foster excellence in the design and administration of HCFA’s programs,
and provide leadership in the broader public interest to improve
health.
Health Care Financing Administration – Medicare Coordination of
Benefits - The official HCFA web site providing information on
Medicare as the Secondary Payer (MSP).
IDEAS
- bibliographic database dedicated to Economics
IHELG - The University of Houston Institute for Higher
Education Law and Governance (IHELG) has a primary aim of providing
information and publications to colleges and universities related to
the field of higher education law. IHELG also has a broader mission to
be a focal point for discussion and thoughtful analysis of higher
education legal issues. This organization provides information,
research, and analysis for those involved in managing the higher
education enterprise internationally through publications,
conferences, and the maintenance of a database of individuals and
institutions.
The Individual
Finance and Insurance Decisions (IFID)
- A
non-profit corporation with broad objectives to disseminate and
conduct applied research in the nascent field of financial risk
management for individuals. The IFID Centre links and supports a wide
network of academic researchers interested in individual finance and
insurance decisions and also engages in focused consulting and
contract work for industry and government.
THE INSTITUTE of Higher Education Policy (IHEP) - THE
INSTITUTE for Higher Education Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan
organization whose mission is to foster access to and quality in
postsecondary education. THE INSTITUTE's activities are designed to
promote innovative solutions to the important and complex issues
facing higher education.
Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) - The Digital Daily – the
official web site of the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue
Service – presenting the fastest, easiest on-line tax publication.
IRS Forms and Publications - The official IRS site for
personal and business forms and instructions, publications and
notices, personal and business tax information.
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans -
IFEBP is the largest educational association serving the employee
benefits and compensation industry. It serves as a source of education
and information to the industry.
ISCEBS -
International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists
- ISCEBS is an educational association dedicated to providing
professional development opportunities for its members -- Certified
Employee Benefit Specialists. Since 1981 the Society has provided
educational programs, information and networking resources,
publications and other services to a diverse group of benefit
practitioners.
Investment
Company Institute - The national association of the
American investment company industry, ICI represents its members and
their shareholders in matters of legislation, regulation, taxation,
public information, economic and policy research, business operations,
and statistics.
Medicare
- The official U.S. Government site for Medicare information.
The
Milbank Memorial Fund - The Milbank Memorial Fund is an
endowed national foundation that supports nonpartisan analysis, study,
research and communication on significant issues in health policy. The
Fund makes available the results of its work in meetings with decision
makers, reports and books, and publishes the Milbank Quarterly,
a peer-reviewed journal of public health and health care policy.
National
Academy of Social Insurance - A private, non-profit,
non-partisan resource center, its mission is to conduct research and
enhance public understanding of social insurance, develop new leaders
and provide a nonpartisan forum for exchange of ideas.
National
Association of College and University Business Officers -
NACUBO is a nonprofit professional organization representing
chief administrative and financial officers at more than 2,100
colleges and universities across the country. NACUBO's mission is to
promote sound management and financial practices at colleges and
universities.
National
Association of Independent Schools - NAIS represents
independent schools and associations in the United States and abroad.
They offer a broad variety of services to its members in support of
its mission is to serve and strengthen member schools and
associations.
National
Association of Insurance Commissioners - The NAIC is the
organization of insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District
of Columbia, and the 4 US territories. The NAIC provides a forum for
the development of uniform policy when uniformity is appropriate.
National
Bureau of Economic Research - The NBER is a private,
nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a
greater understanding of how the economy works.
National
Institute on Aging - The NIA, an agency of the federal
government, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature
of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.
National
Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA) - NIPA is a
national association representing the retirement and employee benefit
plan administration profession. Its goal is to improve the quality and
efficiency of plan administration.
The Options Institute - The focus of the Options
Institute, sponsored by the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, is to
expand the knowledge and thereby increase the comfort level of options
users. The Institute provides training on how to manage risk in an
increasingly complex marketplace through the strategic use of
effective options strategies.
OECD Online
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
The OECD brings together 29 Member countries in a unique forum to
discuss, develop and perfect economic and social policy. Members
compare experiences, seek answers to common problems and work to
coordinate domestic and international policies that form a web of even
practice across nations.
Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation - A federal government
corporation established to encourage the growth of defined benefit
plans, provide timely and uninterrupted payment of benefits, and
maintain pension insurance premiums at the lowest levels necessary to
carry out the Corporation’s obligations.
The Pension Research Council - The Pension
Research Council of the Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania is an organization committed to generating debate on key
policy issues affecting pensions and other employee benefits.
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration -
PWBA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor, protects the
integrity of pensions, health plans, and other employee benefits for
more than 150 million people.
RetireMint
(tm) - A national effort to educate Americans of all ages about the
importance of planning carefully for a sound financial future.
RetireMint features educational conference sessions coordinated by the
American Savings Education Council and the Unifi Network of
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
SEC -
Securities and Exchange Commission - The official site of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Social
Science Research Network - Social Science Research
Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of
social science research and is composed of a number of specialized
research networks in each of the social sciences.
Social
Security Administration - The official web site of the
Social Security Administration.
Social
Security Advisory Board - An independent, bipartisan
Board created by Congress and appointed by the President and the
Congress to advise the President, the Congress, and the Commissioner
of Social Security on matters related to the Social Security and
Supplemental Security Income programs.
Society of
Actuaries - An educational, research, and professional
organization dedicated to serving the public and Society members.
SOA’s vision is for actuaries to be recognized as the leading
professionals in the modeling and management of financial risk and
contingent events.
Society for
Human Resource Management (SHRM) - SHRM serves as a voice
for the human resources profession by providing education and
information services, conferences and seminars, government and media
representation, online services and publications to human resources
professionals and student members throughout the world.
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research -
An independent research institute at Stanford University, SIEPR brings
together economists from the entire University to undertake
cutting-edge work on economic policy and to exchange ideas with world
leaders in industry, technology and government.
Thomas – U.S. Congress on the Internet - The
internet site of complete legislative information – legislation,
congressional record, and committee information.
Urban
Institute - The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy
research organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1968. The
Institute's goals are to sharpen thinking about society's problems and
efforts to solve them, improve government decisions and their
implementation, and increase citizens' awareness about important
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