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The AFL-CIO approved a resolution critical of parts of President Obama's health care law in spite of efforts by White House officials to discourage the labor federation from making its concerns so prominent.

The AFL-CIO plans to open its membership to more non-union groups in an effort to restore the influence of organized labor as traditional union rolls continue to decline.

Subsidies could prompt millions of workers who are covered at work to instead choose insurance through the state exchanges.

New Mexico's insurance regulator has approved a rate increase of at least 9 percent for about 26,000 customers of Blue Cross Blue Shield.

A federal judge agreed to delay the trial of the alleged mastermind of an $800 million insurance investment fraud scheme because the man suffers from severe pain and health problems caused by a chronic back ailment.

Finding skilled workers is harder than it sounds even in this economy.