New Census Bureau health insurance figures show that the number of U.S. residents in employer-sponsored plans fell 0.9% between 2009 and 2010, to about 169 million.

Employee benefit plans want the right to waive a proposed rule that would require swap counterparties to give benefit plans extra scrutiny and advice.

Many older U.S. consumers would rather not finance a long term care (LTC) plan at all, but others would prefer to have LTC arrangements squared away before they reach age 65.

Most U.S. health insurers say they are responding to the new federal medical loss ratio (MLR) rules by cutting brokers commissions or planning to cut brokers commissions.

More U.S. pension plans seem to be using some alternative investments, but fewer plans seem to be using alternative investments a lot.

The new federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program is hard to get into, too expensive for the typical uninsured individual with a chronic illness, and under-promoted, according to officials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Health insurance exchange design could affect the value of the health insurance services consumers buy, health plan quality experts say.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is about to try four different strategies for bundling provider payments.