Products August 11, 2001

Emplanet Speeds Plan Setup

November 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Emplanet said it now offers "instantaneous" plan pricing and automated set up features on its customized small plan 401k product.
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The Westborough, Mass.-based online plan vendor claims the new features reduce the time required to price and setup a plan to as little as 15 minutes.

Emplanet’s automated e401(k) set up process includes a five-step online interview, including choices from options such as:

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  • automatic enrollment
  • vesting schedules
  • fund line-up
  • eligibility requirements

Emplanet said it also addresses commonly overlooked plan set-up issues, such as union, leased or Davis-Bacon employees.

Once the interview is complete, Emplanet generates the required legal documentation, which can be viewed online or printed for signature.  The plan is then ready to accept employee contributions the next day.

For more information, go to www.emplanet.com .


– Nevin Adams   editors@plansponsor.com

Benefits August 10, 2001

Hippo Has Helpful HIPPA Hints

August 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors with questions concerning changes in the healthcare system can direct them to the HIPAA Hippo who has taken up residence on the Washington State HIPAA Project Web page.
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The page, sponsored by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), and other state agencies, was set up to keep interested parties up to date with the effects of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

The new Ask the HIPAA Hippo page allows interested parties to e-mail questions about HIPAA and its implications for offices, practices, programs or agencies to the Hippo, the group’s unofficial mascot.

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The HIPAA Hippos, who are in fact two DSHS HIPAA Communications-Health Policy interns, track down answers and post them on the site’s bulletin board.

The site also includes issue-resolution files, assessment tools and links to other HIPAA sites.

To ask a question, visit the hippo at http://maa.dshs.wa.gov/dshshipaa .

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