Based on Colonial Life claims statistics, heart attacks, strokes and coronary artery bypass surgeries accounted for 58 percent of critical illness claims in 2010.

During health care reform's implementation in 2014, up to two-thirds of California's 7 million uninsured residents will become eligible for health insurance coverage, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

The workforce's youngest employees have taken a more proactive role in researching benefits that offer financial protection over the last two years, according to online studies by Harris Interactive on behalf of Unum.

According to a new WorldatWork Study, 98 percent of U.S. employers offer at least one workplace flexibility program, and four out of 10 say flexibility is culturally embedded.

Six out of 10 employers hope Congress will repeal health care reform while seven in 10 employers do not believe the legislation will alleviate health care costs, according to Health Care Reform 360, a national study by Market Strategies International.

The Department of Health and Human Services introduced new regulations that guarantee students enrolled in their college or university's health insurance would be covered under the consumer protections.

Financial incentives are becoming more important for increasing employee participation in wellness programs, according to a study by Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health.

Once diagnosed with an illness, many patients do not have adequate disease management information, according to a MedTera study.