Voluntary Benefits

CMS officials also called for requiring applicants to pay any premiums they owe for old exchange plan coverage before the applicants can get new coverage

The member count at fully insured plans continued to fall, federal government market trackers report.

Three-fourths of parents believe employers should offset the cost of child care for their employees.

Ed Kaplan, the national health practice leader at Segal, also has concerns about "any willing provider" strategies.

The new draft regulations could create helpful IT system maps for "malicious threat actors," a broker group warns.

At the hearing, he emphasized the need to provide high-quality, compassionate care while also holding down spending.