While the Affordable Care Act has been denounced as a radical transformation of the health care system, the Medicare Advantage marketplace has been far less controversial and has functioned far better than its ACA counterpart.

No, none of this is going to come to pass anytime soon. But the Ghilarducci-James plan raises issues that ought to be a part of a national discussion about retirement.

A key Republican lawmaker upbraided the Department of Health and Human Services for its lack of response to questions from Congress about major health issues.

Eleven million employed adults are expected to come down with the flu this year resulting in an average of four days of missed work each and an accumulated $9 billion in lost productivity.