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Most U.S. health insurers say they are responding to the new federal medical loss ratio (MLR) rules by cutting brokers commissions or planning to cut brokers commissions.

A new study by Newtek Business Services found that 69 percent of independent business owners do not plan on hiring any new employees within the next year or even two years.

Despite the national unemployment rate remaining fixed at higher than 9 percent, 22 percent of employed workers are proactively finding new jobs within the last year, a 4 point jump from 2010, according to a new Labor Happiness Index commissioned by Snagajob.

Once the proposed merger between AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA is closed, AT&T is bringing back 5,000 wireless call center jobs to the United States that are currently outsourced to other countries.

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked key provisions of Texas' new law requiring a doctor to perform a sonogram before an abortion, ruling the measure violates the free speech rights of both doctors and patients.

An Indiana company hired to determine the eligibility of Missouri Medicaid patients for in-home care has instead "been a complete disaster from the beginning," statewide health care advocates charged on Tuesday.