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A report that outlines an important component of health insurance reform in Maine, a health care exchange where people can shop for policies, was met with expressions of frustration by Democrats as it was presented Monday to a legislative committee.

The Obama administration has decided not to ask a federal appeals court in Atlanta for further review of a ruling striking down the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul.

Most Americans still get health insurance through their jobs, but employment-based health coverage has been steadily shrinking since 1994, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

The obesity drug market will increase more than six-fold over the next decade, increasing from $420 million in 2010 to $2.6 billion in 2020 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan.

More employers are turning to accountable care organizations as a lower-cost employer-sponsored benefits option with a higher quality of care, according to a report by Aon Hewitt and Polakoff Boland.

Most would agree some level of life insurance coverage is better than no none at all. But to really meet the needs of employees, the focus should be on the adequacy of coverage.