Benefits Links/Resources

Benefits Resources

Internet Links for Employee Benefits Information

BenefitsLink
Nationwide Internet link to information and services for employers sponsoring employee benefit plans, companies providing products and services for employee benefit plans, and individuals participating in employee benefit plans.

The Council of Institutional Investors
An organization that addresses investment issues that affect the size or security of plan assets. Members are retirement funds and pension plans.

Employee Benefits Research Institute
Nonprofit organization committed to original public policy research and education on economic security and employee benefits.

Glossary of Terms/Words Used in Managed Care
Definitions of commonly used terms in the medical provider, hospital and managed care industries.

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
An educational association serving the employee benefit field. Links to foundation services, including seminars and conferences, publications, and the Foundation Information Center.

National Committee for Quality Assurance
Assesses and reports on the quality of managed care plans, including HMOs. NCQA's efforts are organized around two activities, accreditation and performance management.

Government Agencies

Census Bureau
Source for social, demographic and economic information.

Department of Labor
Includes information about DoL, statutory and regulatory information, labor-related data and grant and contract information.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Medicare and Medicaid Agency; an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Internal Revenue Service
IRS home page.

Employee Benefits Security Administration
Access to PWBA's interpretive bulletins, media releases, and statutory and regulatory information.

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Access to PBGC's regulations, media releases, publications, and technical updates.

Social Security Administration
Links to news releases, reports, agency information, benefit information research, statistical data, and rulings.

U.S. Tax Code Online
Access the complete text of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, Title 26, of the U.S. Code (26 USC) in a variety of ways, including hierarchical table of contents, a comprehensive (flat) table of contents, or an index by section number.

The White House
Links to the President and Vice President, the Federal Statistics Briefing Rooms, the White House Virtual Library, and the Interactive Citizens' Handbook.

Latest news and information on presidential candidates and House/Senate members' actions in Congress

Other Links

The Brookings Institution
A private, independent, nonprofit research organization seeking to improve the performance of American institutions, the effectiveness of government programs, and the quality of U.S. public policies.

National Bureau of Economic Research
Promotes a greater understanding of how the economy works and disseminates economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community.

Thomas
Legislative information on the Internet. A service of the U.S. Congress through its Library. Links to Bills, Congressional Records, Legislative Branch Internet sites and more.

The Urban Institute
Nonprofit policy research organization that investigates the social and economic problems confronting the nation and government policies and public and private programs designed to alleviate them. Links to hot topics, annual report, periodicals, and publications, including a searchable database of books and research papers.