Top employee benefit stories of 2006

1. Congress passes comprehensive pension funding reform legislation

2. Federal appeals court reverses IBM cash balance plan ruling

3. Corporations accelerate move away from defined benefit plans

4. States, municipalities try new ways to expand health care coverage

5. Competition and consolidation increase in the Rx field

6. Congress passes legislation to boost the appeal of HSAs

7. Insurers and employers step up medical cost transparency efforts

8. Employers take Medicare Part D Rx subsidy

9. UnitedHealthcare chief resigns amid backdated stock options scandal

10. States give children more time in parents' health care plans