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Michigan lawmakers acted illegally when they agreed to take 3 percent from the pay of government employees and earmark it for retirees' health care, the state appeals court said Friday

A key legislative committee approved a bill Thursday to give state regulators the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases, but the measure faces a stiff fight on the California Senate floor.

The HR nightmare in Alabama, was McKinsey right and . . . Perrycare?

The federal health care overhaul signed into law last year will drastically cut the number of uninsured Wisconsin residents by 2016 but will drive up premiums for some customers and could cause some companies to drop coverage for their employees, a report released Wednesday found.

Vertafore, provider of insurance distribution channel management solutions, announced this week that its wholly owned subsidiary, Sircon, has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Indianapolis, IN-based Kaplan Compliance Solutions (KCS), a provider of insurance and securities software and services.

The percentage of companies that are already saying they expect to drop health coverage once exchanges start surprised some experts, and if they follow through, it could start a trend that chips away at employer-sponsored health coverage. The Obama administration insists employer-sponsored coverage is poised to increase, not decline.