Voluntary Benefits

While the recent McKinsey survey has received attention for stating one third of employers will drop health coverage after 2014, research from the Benfield Group offers a different perspective—that most employers will continue to offer comprehensive health insurance benefits to their employers.

Some Democrats are up in arms over a McKinsey survey reporting one third of employers will drop health coverage in 2014.

Most people don't like the dentist because of the horror dental stories—a generalized perception of dental hygiene. In some cases, people just choose to ignore their debilitating toothaches just to avoid the dentist.

Six out of ten American workers do not have a financial plan in place to deal with an unexpected and costly life event such as a medical emergency, according to a new national study from Aflac.

A round-up of the week's employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web

Employers are taking advantage of health care reform's retiree medical options to help employees prepare for retirement and enable current retirees to obtain more cost-effective health care coverage, according to the Sixth Annual Employer Survey on Retiree Medical Strategy.