Benefits Broker

Fewer people are insuring themselves against the impact of a disabling injury or illness, according to new research from The Hartford, released today.

An early-2011 survey of more than 1,300 employers by McKinsey & Company found 30 percent of respondents will "definitely" or "probably" stop offering employer-sponsored health insurance after 2014.

South Carolina's Medicaid agency announced Monday it plans to cut fees paid to doctors, dentists and other medical providers by between 2 percent and 7 percent next month.

One of California's biggest health insurers says it will cap its earnings at 2 percent of revenue and return amounts over that level to its customers, care providers and the community.

This week, we're turning our attention to the other side of ERISA: welfare benefits.

In the 10 years that consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) have existed they have tended to attract participants who are better educated, healthier, and have higher incomes than people in traditional health plans, according to a new report by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

Legislation approved by California's Senate would provide low-income state residents with health coverage for as little as $30 a month.

The Obama administration has set up a 3-year, $42 million Medicare pilot program that will test the ability of the “patient-centered medical home” to lower the cost of care and improve the quality.