Benefits Broker

Typically, consumer-driven health plan participants have a reputation for being younger. But new research by Employee Benefits Research Institute shows that's not necessarily the case.

Veterans waiting more than a year for a decision on their disability claims are moving to the front of the line, under a new program announced Friday.

The chairmen of President Barack Obama's 2010 fiscal commission are wading back into Washington's budget wars with a revised, somewhat milder plan to rein in intractable federal deficits.

Millions of people attempt to creatively outsmart the tax system but, in the end, Uncle Sam always gets his piece. Still, there are ways for employers and employees alike to minimize the impact.

A dental working group at the District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority has published a dental options report that illustrates some of the choices exchange builders are making.

Medical groups reported an average turnover rate of 6.8 percent in 2012, the highest rate since 2005.

Just how effective will the insurance penalty under health reform be in getting consumers to buy insurance? Not very, according to a new survey.

UnitedHealth Group, the largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans, warned Thursday that funding cuts for the privately-run versions of the federal Medicare program will force it to reconsider its expectations for earnings growth next year.