This year, price increases for personal health expenditures are projected to rise 2.2 percent, compared with 1.9 percent for overall inflation.

Using civil suits to solve this public health problem is not a proper function of the justice system. Opportunistic litigation diverts attention from the need for properly targeted public policy solutions.

Past HERO studies have demonstrated a correlation between companies that perform well on the scorecard and those that demonstrate strong financial performance, as well as between best practices and health care costs.

Brokers are turning over ideas that can help their self-funded clients offset soaring stop-loss premiums. This article takes a close look at seven such ideas.