Focus: State Universities Retirement System of Illinois
The State Universities Retirement System is one of the largest pension plans in the country, representing more than 200000 members. SURS Executive Director William Mabe talks about the system’s long-term outlook. (Produced by Sean Powers/WILL) To hear more from an interview he did with WILL’s David Inge, click here: bit.ly
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Sagitec Reports Progress on ?State of the Industry? Pension System for PSRS/PEERS of Missouri
Jefferson City, MO (PRWEB) July 29, 2011
Seeking to enhance business processes and improve service levels to members and employers well into the 21st century, the Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri (PSRS/PEERS) partnered with Sagitec Solutions, LLC, a global provider of IT administration solutions, to implement a new framework-based, ?state of the industry? pension administration system. The project, dubbed ?OASIS,? implements Sagitec?s Neospin? framework, which provides a technical architecture flexible enough to support PSRS/PEERS? existing application functionality but includes many enhanced core functions such as data integrity, full transaction processing, security and internal controls. The OASIS project began in March 2010 and is Sagitec?s second major pension system implementation in the state of Missouri.
“When we began the search process for a pension software vendor we were looking for a company who had successfully built and implemented a proven solution for a complex retirement system like PSRS/PEERS of Missouri,? says Dearld Snider, Assistant Executive Director of Operations for PSRS/PEERS. ?After conducting a thorough bid process it was easy to see why Sagitec had built such a strong reputation in the public pension arena over the last several years. Now that the project is fully underway, our staff is very excited about the progress made thus far, and we’re looking forward to continuing our partnership with Sagitec throughout the project and beyond.?
Sagitec Senior Partner Rod Sheppard adds, ?The OASIS project marks our second major implementation in the state of Missouri and we are proud of the successful relationship that has been built between PSRS/PEERS and our team. Over the past few years we?ve familiarized ourselves with the Missouri public pension arena, and that has been critical in allowing us to quickly and accurately identify and satisfy the business needs of PSRS/PEERS.?
?We serve 220,000 educators,? said Mr. Snider, ?so the solution needed to be flexible enough to meet our requirements today while allowing us to make adjustments in the future. Thus far the project has been a complete success, and we are thrilled with the quality and expertise of the Sagitec consultants, and how they have blended with our organization to form a first-rate project team.?
Outlasting competitors over the course of several rigorous evaluations, Sagitec won the contract thanks in large part to their component-based Neospin? framework, a pension administration solution which can evolve and scale easily to fit a client?s needs. The company?s successful track record in the state of Missouri was also critical in securing the winning bid. Sagitec is also currently engaged in a separate implementation for the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) in Jefferson City.
About MO PSRS/PEERS
PSRS/PEERS provides service retirement, disability, and survivor benefits for more than 220,000 active and retired Missouri public school teachers, school employees, and their families. PSRS/PEERS generated an investment return of 21.5% for the current fiscal year holds assets of approximately $ 30.7 billion, making the combined entity larger than all other public retirement plans in Missouri combined, and the 42nd largest defined benefit plan in the United States.
About Sagitec
Sagitec Solutions, LLC is headquartered in the Twin Cities (MN). They have additional domestic offices in Denver, Co and Topeka, KS, and international offices in Pune and Chennai, India. Sagitec has been implementing innovative IT administration solutions successfully across the United States since 2004. Other states running Sagitec?s Neospin? framework include Kansas, Colorado, North Dakota, Virginia, and Massachusetts. Further information can be found at http://www.sagitec.com or by contacting Rick Deshler at (651) 335-3406 or at service(at)sagitec(dot)com.
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Categories: Public Employee Retirement System Tags: Industry, Missouri, Pension, Progress., PSRS/PEERS, Reports, Sagitec, State, System
A special report on the cost of retirement systems for state and county employees in Massachusetts. January, 1911
A special report on the cost of retirement systems for state and county employees in Massachusetts. January, 1911
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of t
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Graying Teachers: A Report on State Pension Systems and School District Early Retirement Incentives
Graying Teachers: A Report on State Pension Systems and School District Early Retirement Incentives
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Lottery Winning Package – Win Any State Lottery Game!
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Famous lottery author Chris Malcolm has bundled his pick 3, pick 4, pick 5, pick 6, and scratch off lottery courses together in one huge bundle. Make 65% selling a package that converts like hotcakes!
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Arizona State Retirement System Revised Statutes 2009-2010
Arizona State Retirement System Revised Statutes 2009-2010
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Notary Public Review Class – New York State
Notary Public Review Class – New York State
This e-book is a must for anyone who is preparing for the New York State Notary Public examination. We review the key points covered in the State Notary Public Law Booklet and offer a practice exam. By Viktor Bujanow, N.y.s. Notary Public over 25 years.
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Arizona State Retirement System: A review of the impact of HB 2028 : a report presented to Representative Burton Barr
Arizona State Retirement System: A review of the impact of HB 2028 : a report presented to Representative Burton Barr
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PCMA: HHS Encourages State Medicaid Programs to Use more Generic Drugs
PCMA: HHS Encourages State Medicaid
Programs to Use more Generic Drugs
Washington, DC (Vocus/PRWEB) February 03, 2011
With Medicaid spending growth almost doubling over the past year, a new document released today by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to all 50 governors encourages the use of lower-cost drugs – including generics – to help reduce Medicaid spending. The next step is for state Medicaid programs to stop paying pharmacies more than Medicare and other programs, said the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA).
“By managing pharmacy benefits like other, more successful programs, Governors can cut billions in Medicaid without cutting benefits to patients or payments to doctors and hospitals,” said PCMA President and CEO Mark Merritt.
According to a new study by The Lewin Group, Medicaid pharmacy could save more than $ 30 billion over the next decade by transitioning from the current approach used by state Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) programs to the more efficient approaches used by Medicare Part D plans, Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs), and the commercial sector.
Most state Medicaid programs use an old-school fee-for-service approach in which state officials arbitrarily decide how much Medicaid will pay pharmacies. This approach exposes state governments to political pressure from the independent drugstore lobby to set artificially high payment levels. On the other hand, most non-Medicaid drug benefits programs – like those offered by Medicare, employers and unions – use independent, third party pharmacy benefit experts to negotiate more competitive rates with pharmacies. These programs also use cutting-edge, market-proven strategies to increase the use of generics.
Recent polling finds voters would rather reduce Medicaid spending by better managing pharmacy benefits than cut benefits for patients or payments to doctors and hospitals.
PCMA represents the nation’s pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), which improve affordability and
quality of care through the use of electronic prescribing (e-prescribing), generic alternatives, mail-service pharmacies, and other innovative tools for 210-plus million Americans.
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Charles Coté, 202-207-3605
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New ‘About Florida Article’ Site Sheds Some Light on the Sunshine State
New ‘About Florida Article’ Site Sheds Some Light on the Sunshine State
Deland, FL (PRWEB) May 18, 2006
Carlin Cotton publishing has developed a new website just for articles that are about Florida. It is rare to find so much information compiled on one site that is detailed with a variety of topics on the sunshine state. So many people are retiring in Florida and http://www.AboutFloridaArticles is like a “one stop resource” of over 500 articles about the sunshine state.
About Florida Articles hosts information that could take days to find if you were looking in all of the areas separately. Instead, the articles that are provided, offer a comprehensive guide to what makes Florida so attractive as a place to visit, as well as a place to live. This site has a sister blog, http://www.floridasecretplaces.com that hosts information with the latest news about beautiful spots that most tourists never know about. It keeps tourists, and Florida residents up on the latest news about places to visit in Florida. It takes hundreds of hours to compile a directory that is so full of articles about one place.
Tourists and Florida residents will be filled with information because of the wide range of articles such as:
Florida Arts
Florida Boating
Florida Cruise ships
Florida energy efficient homes
Florida family
Florida fishing
Florida parks and guides
Florida universities
Florida Vacation packages
Florida Fun
Florida Real Estate
Florida recreation vehicles
Florida resorts
Florida shopping
Florida beaches
Florida tourist attractions
Florida travel tips
Traveling in Florida
Florida Vacation Homes
Florida Vacation Tips
Carlin Cotton Publishing is located in Deland, Florida and creates DVD park guides for Florida Parks and beautiful places. Caty Carlin is a Florida resident, a studio artist, and director of “Theater of the Soul,” a cosmic Internet coffeehouse that hosts a menu of classes and food for the soul.
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