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Excepted benefits issuers, such as short-term health insurers, don't have to cover coronavirus testing. But some will anyway.

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A new report utilizes data related to typical costs for pneumonia cases to estimate the financial impact of coronavirus on patients.

Standard benefits, like medical and dental insurance and paid vacation, only scratch the surface of what younger employees care about today. Now, employers need to offer the same types of perks we've all come to expect from our smartphones: convenience, choice, connection and more.

High-deductible health plans have caused workers' comp claims to spike, but accident and disability coverage can help even things out.

AHIP members say they'll ease any barriers to testing and treatment to testing for the virus.