Voluntary Benefits

Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the health insurer of manipulating policies and forcing California patients into higher deductible policies with fewer benefits.

Findings show voluntary benefits strongly influence employee satisfaction, with an 82 percent employee satisfaction rate when voluntary benefits are offered at work.

After pressure from Democrats, consulting firm McKinsey released a statement Monday, along with the full questionnaire about its now-controversial survey predicting a significant drop of ESI coverage due to health reform.

A new Avalere study gives Democrats more ammunition in their claims the McKinsey survey, which reported a third of employers will be dropping health coverage soon because of Obamacare, is an “outlier.”

Federal prosecutors said Friday that they have charged 32 South Texas residents with bilking insurer Aflac out of $3 million over a decade by faking a variety of minor injuries — including burning an arm while making tortillas and injuring a leg while feeding a dog.

Baucus isn’t the only one. Now, key House Democrats also are pushing McKinsey & Company to release the methodology behind their now-controversial survey regarding employers’ plans to drop health care due to Obamacare.