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More people pull the night shift. Teens text past midnight and stumble to class at dawn. Travelers pack red-eye flights.

Today is the fifth annual National Healthcare Decisions Day, which emphasizes the importance of advance care decision making can play.

The Alaska Legislature has passed a bill that would extend insurance coverage to some children for treatment of autism spectrum disorders.

There was some controversy last week when I published data that indicated large health plans can pay 10 to 15 times as much to cover a participant in a health plan compared to their small policy counterparts.

Group long-term disability plans are prompting many employers to look for ways to offer adequate income replacement to highly compensated employees without increasing their exposure to risk and pricing volatility. The answer to cutting this risk might be easier than they think.

Last year was a difficult year for the group life and disability market, as sales and inforce premium growth rates were either negative or in the low single digits, according to a new report from Gen Re.

President Barack Obama's proposal to impose a "Buffett rule" tax on the rich is generating enormous political wattage, but the plan itself would directly affect only a tiny fraction of Americans.

Using an on-site consultant is one effective way employers can integrate early disability reporting and disability duration guidelines, according to new research from The Standard.