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Almost two-thirds of civilian workers in the United States have access to an employer-sponsored health care plan, as well as an employer-sponsored retirement plan.

Aon Corp. agreed to buy Hewitt Associates, Inc. for $4.9 billion in cash and stock, according to an announcement Monday.

Sixty-three percent of HR professionals say the recession negatively affected their employee benefit offerings "to some extent" within the past year, according to a new report from the Society for Human Resource Management.

Let's all celebrate what we get to enjoy today. And let our kids worry about what they have to suffer through tomorrow.

According to the 2010 Consumer Benchmark Survey, over 76 percent of respondents had an HSA-compatible health care plan. Of those, nearly 85 percent also had an HSA.

Nearly 80 percent of employers have reported experiencing a problem or issue with their health insurance carrier during the past 12 months. In areas of where improvement is needed, service trumps cost.