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The Multiemployer Health Plan Landscape Report: Key Findings

Cathe Gooding, CEBS

22 Dec 202522 Dec 2025

Today’s blog shares key findings from The Multiemployer Health Plan Landscape: A 15-Year Look, a report recently released by the International Foundation.

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Freezing the Frame: Supreme Court Withdrawal Liability Case to Address Timing of Actuarial Assumptions

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23 Oct 202523 Oct 2025

In the first withdrawal liability case to reach the Supreme Court in more than three decades, the Court will consider a statutory question, whose answer will determine pension plans have the flexibility to update actuarial assumptions after year end.

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Supreme Court Will Decide on Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

01 Aug 202501 Aug 2025

In its upcoming term, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide when withdrawal liability assumptions must be adopted, impacting multiemployer pension plans and contributing employers.

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The Multiemployer Health Plan Landscape Report: Key Findings

Cathe Gooding, CEBS

01 Apr 202501 Apr 2025

Examining Form 5500 data submitted by 1,480 multiemployer health plans, the average benefit costs for the plans increased about 5% from 2018 to 2020, reaching $12,298 per participant per year (PPPY), according to The Multiemployer Health Plan Landscape: A 15-Year Look (2006-2020), […]

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The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape Report: DB Key Findings

Cathe Gooding, CEBS

25 Mar 202525 Mar 2025

The overall health of multiemployer defined benefit (DB) retirement plans improved from 2020 to 2021. The average multiemployer DB plan net investment return for 2021 was 14.5%, up from 2020 (11.4%), according to The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: A 15-Year Look (2007-2021) recently […]

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The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape Report: DC Key Findings

Cathe Gooding, CEBS

11 Mar 202511 Mar 2025

The overall health of multiemployer defined contribution (DC) retirement plans improved from 2020 to 2021. The average account balance for a participant in a median multiemployer DC plan increased from $46,100 at the end of 2019 to $52,800 at the end of 2021, […]

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SECURE 2.0 Update: IRS Issues Proposed Rules for Qualified Retirement Plans (Part Two)—Automatic Enrollment

Amanda Wilke, CEBS

12 Feb 202512 Feb 2025

On Friday, January 10, 2025, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed rules for several provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). Part One of the blog series covered catch-up contributions. This blog […]

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Fiduciary Basics for Governmental Plans

Amanda Wilke, CEBS

20 Aug 202420 Aug 2024

Plan sponsors have a responsibility to protect the interests of employee and retiree participants in their benefit plans. Government plan sponsors for 457 and 401(a) defined contribution (DC) retirement plans should be aware of fiduciary basics and the latest trends to protect […]

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The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: DC Takeaways

Justin Held, CEBS

01 Aug 202401 Aug 2024

According to The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: A 15-Year Look (2006-2020), the average defined contribution (DC) plan account balance increased from $23,400 at the end of 2006 to $54,100 at the end of 2020, while aggregate disbursements also grew. The increase in […]

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Multiemployer Plan and Public Employer Coverage of GLP-1 Drugs

Cara McMullin

26 Jun 202426 Jun 2024

New Survey Data Reveals Total Reported Annual Claim Representation for GLP-1 Drugs for Weight Loss Is Almost Ten Percent A new survey report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans reveals updated U.S. employer and plan sponsor coverage surrounding glucagon-like peptide-1 […]