Small employers are increasing wages and listening to ideas for improving their employee benefits.

On-exchange health coverage selection activity is predicted to fall about 4.9 percent this year, to about 11.2 million.

Section 45S requirements could push employers to eliminate all short-term disability benefits eligibility restrictions.

The system normally gives agents and brokers a way to help clients get covered.

A new Trump administration proposal would let employers provide traditional plans, or new HRA health plans, but not both.

Extra people covered could get limited-benefit coverage, and very low-income people could get APTC help.

Both new sales and in-force premiums showed dramatic growth.

Medicare Part B premiums will increase to about 1.1 percent, but some high-income enrollees will see a 7.4 percent increase.