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While the recent McKinsey survey has received attention for stating one third of employers will drop health coverage after 2014, research from the Benfield Group offers a different perspective—that most employers will continue to offer comprehensive health insurance benefits to their employers.

An Illinois legislative panel approved a temporary health insurance plan Tuesday that officials say will increase options and decrease confusion for nearly 200,000 state employees and retirees, many of whom saw their coverage put in limbo by a court decision last week.

Health insurer Humana Inc. said Wednesday the Government Accountability Office upheld its contract to provide coverage for active duty and retired military members and their families in several Southern states.

In an otherwise lean budget year, the House on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to boost funding to take care of the medical needs of the nation's veterans.

Democrats controlling the Senate are vowing that any deal this summer to cut the deficit won't cut back benefits for people enrolled in Medicare.

In an otherwise lean budget year, the House on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to boost funding to take care of the medical needs of the nation's veterans.

Some Democrats are up in arms over a McKinsey survey reporting one third of employers will drop health coverage in 2014.

This week’s GOP presidential debate was less of an opening skirmish and more of a big group hug – an odd launch of the Republican side of the race considering how uncivil our national discourse has become.