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By Lisa Leff |
February 23, 2012
The government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee by relying on the 1996 law that bars government recognition of same-sex unions, a federal judge has ruled.
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By Marlene Y. Satter |
September 23, 2011
The Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program, in its first major open season for enrollment since its inception, saw an increase of 20% in enrollment, with more than 45,000 now covered by the largest employer-sponsored plan in the U.S.
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By Sam Hananel |
September 23, 2011
The federal government has doled out more than $600 million in benefit payments to dead people over the past five years, a watchdog report says.
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By Allison Bell |
August 29, 2011
The new federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program is hard to get into, too expensive for the typical uninsured individual with a chronic illness, and under-promoted, according to officials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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By Suzanne Gamboa |
August 18, 2011
President Barack Obama signed an executive order Thursday directing federal officials to design a government-wide strategy for making the federal workforce more diverse.
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By Heather Trese |
August 15, 2011
New multi-state plans may be held to different standards thanks to ambiguous language in the law, NAIC said.
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By Allison Bell |
August 11, 2011
Demographic and administrative concerns are some of the factors that scare insurers away from bidding on the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program contract, according to officials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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July 25, 2011
A proposal to reduce wage loss compensation for disabled federal employees when they reach retirement age is being discussed at a hearing held by U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka.
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By Sudhin Thanawala |
July 5, 2011
In a strongly worded legal brief, the Obama administration has said the federal act that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman was motivated by hostility toward gays and lesbians and is unconstitutional.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press |
June 23, 2011
The financially troubled Postal Service is suspending its contributions to its employees' pension fund.
