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o 93 percent of insurance companies faced at least one lawsuit in the past year. o 33 percent faced more than 20 legal actions. o 54 percent reported facing at least one $20 million (or greater) lawsuit.

Health care costs are skyrocketing out of control, the headlines blare. More than 40 million Americans cough and sniffle through life without health insurance, critics complain. Thomas Jefferson, in his treatise for independence, wrote

Investors are creatures of habit, especially when their habits have produced consistently rewarding results with low risk. An example is the deep attachments some of ...

59 percent of Americans rate the health care system as fair (29 percent) or poor (30 percent). 24 percent of Americans feel the health care system needs a complete overhaul. 47 percent of Americans feel the health care system requires

BUFFALO, N.Y. - According to a survey released Oct. 29 by Meritain Health and the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health, 40 percent of employees aren't aware of their mental health benefits, and 35.7 percent would be more likely to use them

In fact, David Letterman once joked, "USA Today has come out with a new survey - apparently, three out of every four people make up 75 percent of the population." There's a survey for everything. Using survey data to support an argument

Presenteeism is a growing problem in the workplace and employers should take note. It occurs when an employee is at work but not fully productive due to a health condition, whether mental or physical, diagnosed or undiagnosed. The Society for

You've got to love election season. Few things are as entertaining as politicians waxing on about things they know little (or nothing) about. And there's nothing they love more than spouting off about things they think will get voters to the