The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) imposes a new fee on "specified health insurance policies" and "applicable self-insured health plans" effective for plan years ending after Sept. 30, 2012. The new fee, according to IRS guidance, will be based on "the average number of lives covered under the...

Connecticut administrators had not yet formally agreed Wednesday to a request from state employee union leaders to restart talks after a union savings and concessions deal failed.

A California legislative committee has approved a bill that would give state officials the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases.

MassMutual recently announced three appointments for key positions at the company.