The IRS raises the limits for health savings account contributions and out-of-pocket expenses allowed under high-deductible health plans.

It seems like a simple proposition: give employees who work more than 40 hours a week the option of taking paid time off instead of overtime pay.

PPACA is often compared to European health care: Both are built on a large, highly regulated private sector and rely mainly on third-party, employment-based insurers.

North Carolina's largest health insurer says the federal health insurance overhaul law kicking in next year will mean higher costs for about a third of its customers who pay for their own coverage and lower or stable prices for about two-thirds.