The dove of peace had barely lit on the halls of Congress this week when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., chased it away with down-the-party-lines National Labor Relations Board nomination gambit.

The number of obese adults remained constant at more than 78 million in the United States for 2011 to 2012.

A white paper from Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. advises employers they need to look at their benefits plan from a holistic viewpoint if they want it to serve as a recruiting and retention tool.

Although Mexican immigrants comprise just 4 percent of the U.S. population, they represent 13 percent of all uninsured people.

Have you ever slunk out of the bosss office, muttering under your breath, My boss is nuts! Well, several studies suggest you may have hit the nail on the head.

Average health care premium rate increase clocked in at 3.3 percent for large employers in 2013, compared to 4.9 percent in 2012 and 8.5 percent in 2011. The bad news? Next year wont be another record-setter.

Small businesses that are growing may well be the sweet spot for employee benefits consultants over the next couple of years.

To strengthen its online health benefits selection process for its 1,800 U.S. covered employees, Los Angeles-based Anschutz Entertainment Group has selected Benefitfocus to help it to simplify and clarify Anschutz benefits education materials.