Independence Blue Cross and Health Dialog, a provider of health care analytics and decision support, is collaborating on a new pilot program that will offer health coaching to people with chronic illnesses to help them stay well and out of the hospital.

Last year, Republican lawmakers shifted more of New Hampshire's public pension costs onto workers to ease employers' expenses. Now, they're proposing a parallel plan for new employees that lacks a guaranteed lifetime benefit.

A recent study of Generation X and younger Baby Boomers has found that only one-third are very confident of having enough money to live on during retirement, cover medical expenses and pay for their childrens higher education.