Benefits Manager

The battle of the bulge has been a big, fat failure for U.S. drug makers. But that hasn't stopped them from trying.

Despite reducing sales staff in 2011, 50 percent of big pharma companies report still being overstaffed as opposed to just 5 percent of companies in the entire life sciences industry, according to Hay Group's 2011 Pharmaceutical Sales Force Effectiveness Study.

The growing use of electronic health records is spurring recruitment in the health information sector, according to information released this week by leaders of the PwC US Health Information Technology practice.

Rules that allow some small employers to avoid regulation under health reform are unlikely to have a major impact on the future cost of health insurance unless those rules are relaxed to allow more businesses to opt out.

Express Scripts Inc. says it is doing fine after breaking up with pharmacy operator Walgreen Co., but it won't rule out getting back together with the largest U.S. drugstore chain.

Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke was given her chance to talk to Congress Thursday, even though lawmakers were on a break and just a few Democratic allies were there to cheer her on.

Seventy companies around the country have been named the healthiest in America based on their "culture of wellness" and health care data that demonstrates improved employee health.

Louisiana will reinstate and pay about $36,600 in back wages to a woman fired after missing work because of a serious health problem, the U.S. Labor Department said Wednesday.