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Uninsured Americans will spend approximately $30 billion in out-of-pocket health costs. Health care spending made up 16.3 percent of gross domestic product in 2007. To cover all uninsured Americans would cost about $208.6 billion.

CIGNA Voluntary has added Starbridge Advanced Medical Plans to its product line. These limited-benefit health plans target hourly workers for groups with 200 or more eligible employees.Supplemental benefits, like dental/vision and short-term

Guardian recently announced a new critical illness rider that includes a hospital admission rider with a lump-sum cash benefit. The rider covers conditions not covered by the company's base critical illness plan. The rider covers cancer, heart

Despite greater concern for their families' futures, women are less likely than men to be prepared for a premature death. The sixth annual MetLife Study of Employee Benefits Trends found that nearly two-thirds of women are concerned about how their

Dependent health care audits are increasing as a way to keep health care costs down, according to Workforce Management. The magazine cites a survey from Watson Wyatt earlier this year that shows 55 percent of employers plan to conduct such an audit

Spent a little time perusing the morning headlines while killing time at the Jeep dealership, and from what I can tell, there's good news and there's bad news. The bad news is health care costs are estimated to jump 10.6 percent heading into next