The largest health carrier in the U.S. says it believes plan providers too often take a passive role in cost-containment. Payers, too, have a bigger role to play.

The theory? People working for the health coverage will quit, find coverage through an exchange, and do whatever it is they really want to do instead of go to a job.

DOL popped Wal-Mart for a $190,000 fine after investigating its policies for managing trash compactors, cleaning chemicals and other maintenance-type operations.

Consumers face various hurdles in accessing their medications in both traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans.

The latest sign of this comes from the DOLs Wage and Hour Division. In citing T.G.I. Fridays for a relatively minor Family Medical Leave Act violation, WHD came down hard on the 272-store restaurant chain.

Labor law experts say vague or ambiguous language is likely to draw scrutiny from the agency.

A group of employers is urging the Obama administration to extend through 2015 its definition of a full-time employee under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

There's a growing interest among consumers to access their medical records online. And it's benefitting physicians, too.