Analysis

Can private insurers improve retirement security? No, says a retirement policy expert and economist.

The role of investors and private equity in medicine is attracting more scrutiny.

A study of at-risk individuals enrolled in an employer-sponsored wellness program not only cut their risk of diabetes, but reduced body weight, as well.

Nearly a quarter of employees say the positive effects of vacation time disappear immediately upon returning to work.

Vanguard, Mercer hope to create a planning tool to help savers predict future health care cost risks.

Competition isn't the only factor in the end-cost of health care; instead, the more a market is fragmented, the higher costs tend to be.